| Common Name | Purple globe crab |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Gotshall, D.W., 2005 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st Modifier | |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'. |