Cristaria (bivalve)
| Cristaria | |
|---|---|
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| Cristaria plicata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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:[1]
- Cristaria beirensis
- Cristaria plicata
- Cristaria radiata
- Cristaria tenuis
- Cristaria truncata
- Cristaria wangyucheniDai et al., 2026[2]
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.[3] It is also used for medicinal purposes.[4]
References
- ↑ The Mussel Project, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves) Accessed 2014-9-10
- ↑ Dai, Yu-Ting; Chen, Zhong-Guo; Chen, Hui; Niu, Bao-Weng; Jia, Dong-Chao; Xie, Ting-Xun; Xiong, Li-Fa; Wu, Xiao-Ping; Peng, Min (2026). "A new species of Cristaria Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Sichuan, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (1): 87–95. doi:10.3897/zse.102.173182.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode:2011Aquac.310..245X. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.09.034.
- ↑ "Cristaria plicata". Epilepsy Naturapedia. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
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