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Cristaria
Cristaria plicata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Tribe:	Cristariini
Genus:	Cristaria Schumacher, 1817

Cristaria is a genus of freshwater mussels or pearl mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.

Species

Species in the genus Cristaria include:

• Cristaria beirensis
• Cristaria plicata
• Cristaria radiata
• Cristaria tenuis
• Cristaria truncata

Human relevance

In China, one of the species in this genus, Cristaria plicata is "one of the most important freshwater mussels for pearl production" in the country. It is also used for medicinal purposes.

References

1. The Mussel Project, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves) Accessed 2014-9-10
2. Xie, Yanhai; Hu, Baoching; Wen, Chungen; Mu, Songniu (2011-01-09). "Morphology and phagocytic ability of hemocytes from Cristaria plicata". Aquaculture. 310 (3–4): 245–251. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.09.034.
3. "Cristaria plicata - Epilepsy Naturapedia". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-06.. Accessed 2014.09.06

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