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Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1767) Shamefaced crab |
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Family: | Calappidae (box crabs) | |||
Max. size: | 10 cm CL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 10 - 700 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from the Sahara to the coast of Portugal and Israel in the Mediterranean. | |||
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Biology: | Carapace width: 9.2 cm (Ref. 435). Sublittoral, typically burrows in inshore soft bottoms (Ref. 106272). Also burrows in sand at depths of 13 to 400 m, common at depths of 30 to 150 m (Ref. 435). Found on a variety of bottoms -- sandy, shell grit, hard rocks and coral (Ref. 106272). Reported on upper to middle slope as well as in a seamount (Ref.106167). Infaunal feeder preying on bivalves and foraminiferans (Ref. 52384). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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