| Cristaria | |
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| Cristaria plicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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[edit]
Species in the genus Cristaria include:[1]
Human relevance[edit]
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.[2] It is also used for medicinal purposes.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ The Mussel Project, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves) [1] Accessed 2014-9-10
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cristaria plicata - Epilepsy Naturapedia". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-06.. Accessed 2014.09.06