Cryptosoma bairdii shameface heart crab

Cryptosoma bairdii is commonly referred to as shameface heart crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13128 

AphiaID:

440316 

Scientific:

Cryptosoma bairdii 

German:

Schamkrabbe 

English:

Shameface Heart Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calappidae (Family) > Cryptosoma (Genus) > bairdii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Stimpson, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA 

Sea depth:

3 - 266 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,6cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 28,5 °F (14°C - 28,5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cryptosoma bairdii
  Schamkrabbe
• 
  Cryptosoma balguerii
  Schamkrabbe
• 
  Cryptosoma cristatum
  Kleingefleckte Schamkrabbe
• Cryptosoma garthi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-06-28 11:23:31 

Last edit:

2025-10-26 16:50:28 

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