Corystes cassivelaunus the masked crab helmet crab or sand crab is a burrowing crab of the North Atlantic and North Sea from Portugal to Norway which also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. It may grow up to 4 centimetres or 1.6 inches long (carapace length). The name masked crab derives from the patterns on the carapace which resemble a human face in a similar manner to heikegani. It is the only species in the genus Corystes.C.
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