
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- top view 2
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- top view 3
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- top view 4
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- front view 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- abdomen 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- abdomen with eggs 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- abdomen with eggs 2
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- eggs / cropped 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- eggs / uncropped 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- face and claw macro 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- claw / innerside 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- claw / outer side 1
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab
Porcellana platycheles
- juvenile animal 1
Commonly found under stones and boulders on rocky shores from the middleshore to low tide mark. Images taken at Devil's Point, Batten Bay and Wembury, Devon; and at Spit Point, Par; Hannafore Beach, Looe and at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. Often found with Long-clawed Porcelain Crab.
Scientific and European Names:
Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab, Porcellana platycheles, Harig Porseleinkrabbetje, Porcelaine Grise.
