Cristaria (bivalve)

Cristaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Palaeoheterodonta
Order:	Unionoida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Cristaria Schumacher, 1817

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

Species in the genus Cristaria include:

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.

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