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SFR: What Kind of Crab is This?

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Found this crab shell on a MA 9 beach yesterday. I tried looking it up for ID but found nothing similar. It has short hair all over it and the claws are relatively small. Any ideas?

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Head Eye Arthropod Crab Decapoda
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Interesting find.
Was going to say box or King crab, but the legs don't look right for either of those.
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It looks like a Helmet Crab Telmessus cheiragonus.
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It looks like a Helmet Crab Telmessus cheiragonus.
Yup, that's gotta be it. Mystery solved. Thanks!
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