| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | PORCELLANA PLATYCHELES |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | BROAD CLAWED PORCELAIN CRAB |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | Carapace width up to 35mm. Sandy brown in colour which is aided by the trapped silt within the hair that covers most of the crabs body, pincers and legs. The underside is white. The main ID feature are the two extremely broad pincers. |
| DISTRIBUTION | All British coasts where suitable habitat occurs. |
| HABITAT | On rocky shores under stones and rocks where silt and debris have collected. |
| BEST TIME TO SEE | All year round. |