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Crab, Pill Box (Halicarcinus sp)

Scientific name:

Halicarcinus sp

Maori name:

Other names:

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Malacostraca

Family:

Hymenosomatidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Scavenger

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Coin Sized

Identification:

Carapace is oval. The first two pairs of legs are longer than the claws and the last two pairs are shorter. Usually brown with green or black tints. It is NZ's smallest crab, it measures only 6mm across.

Habitat:

Often found in green-shell mussel beds.

Diet:

Likely a scavenger.

Lifestyle:

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References:

Collins: Gunson