Species sheet
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Shame-faced crab
Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East Atlantic
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Larger spotted shame-faced crabBritish English
- Box crabBritish English
- Großepunktete SchamkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- HahnenkammkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- SchamkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- Cangejo realEuropean Spanish
- CunyacEuropean Spanish
- PessicEuropean Spanish
- Crabe honteuxFrench (France)
- MigraneFrench (France)
- Pessiquet (Oran)French (France)
- Migrane granuléeFrench (France)
- Grange (Alger)French (France)
- Gaou de mar (provençal)French (France)
- Franquet dormidor (catalan)French (France)
- Crang (La Rochelle)French (France)
- Crabe granuleuxFrench (France)
- Crabe du MarocFrench (France)
- Calappe granuleuxFrench (France)
- Granchio galloItalian (Italy)
- Granchio melogranoItalian (Italy)
- Granchio realeItalian (Italy)
- Granchio vergognosoItalian (Italy)
- MigranoItalian (Italy)
- SchaamkrabDutch (Netherlands)
- Crista de galoEuropean Portuguese
- FreirinhaEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Cancer granulatus
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Sources
- COUDRE Christian, ANDRÉ Frédéric, NOËL Pierre in : DORIS, 18/02/2019 : Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2101
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1387
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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