MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026
Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Cristaria
species Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814): specimens
13 available nominal species synonyms (23 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Cristaria plicata — Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Zhou et al. (2007), Kondo (2008), Breton et al. (2009), ... Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2026)
Cristaria herculea — Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bogatov & Prozorova (2017), Bogatov (2022)
Cristaria tuberculata — Kantor et al. (2010), Klishko et al. (2014), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bogatov & Prozorova (2017), Bogatov (2022)
C. plicata — Sheng et al. (2014)
Cristaria plicatus — Dai et al. (2025)
Range
Indochina and China north to the Amur Basin, eastern Russia and Mongolia, also Japan and the Kuril islands.
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
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Cambodia
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China, Russia
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Mongolia
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Thailand
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Genbank Vouchers
Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers
China
16_NCU_XPWU_SU049. (28S: MG595486, COI: MG462958, go to Genbank) China: Hubei, Wang Lake.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU047. (28S: MG595484, COI: MG462956, go to Genbank) China: Jiangxi, Gan River.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU048. (28S: MG595485, COI: MG462957, go to Genbank) ditto.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU050. (28S: MG595487, COI: MG462959, go to Genbank) China: Jiangxi, Qinglan Lake.
Mp_3438_Crpli. (mtGenome: FJ986302, go to Genbank) China: Zhejiang.
NCUBM_20180122. (ND1: MG933765, go to Genbank) Liangzi Lake (Hubei Province, N: 30.22°; E: 114.60°), China.
NCUBM_20180222. (COI: MG933708, ND1: MG933764, go to Genbank) ditto.
SXNU_24042002 (JN_08). (COI: PQ387010, go to Genbank) Nanyang Lake, Shiqiao Town, Jining City, Shandong Province.
SXNU_24042003 (JN_09). (COI: PQ387011, go to Genbank) ditto.
SXNU_24042004 (JN_10). (COI: PQ387012, go to Genbank) ditto.
Mp_2658_Cplicata. (16S: DQ073831, ND1: DQ156176, go to Genbank) Poyang Lake, Jiangxi [China].
Mp_2657_Cpl. (16S: AF389414, go to Genbank) Qing Lan Lake, Jiangxi, China.
SXNU_24061609 (SHJ_09). (COI: PQ387008, go to Genbank) Songhua River, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province.
SXNU_24061610 (SHJ_10). (COI: PQ387009, go to Genbank) ditto.
SXNU_23082001 (ST_01). (COI: PP891536, go to Genbank) Taihu Lake Basin, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
Japan
MHS_CP_2‐Ane‐KON. (COI: MT020596, go to Genbank) Anemuma Lake, Aomori, Japan (40.711, 141.331).
MHS_CPAK-01. (COI: MT025815, go to Genbank) Hachirogata Lake, Akita, Japan (39.9201, 139.7518).
Mp_4138_Cp31-01fmg. (16S: LC224009, COI: LC519010, go to Genbank) Joetsu, Niigata, Japan.
MHS_CPTT-03. (COI: MT025811, go to Genbank) Koyamaike Lake, Tottori, Japan (35.4984, 134.1606).
Mp_4138_Cp21-10f. (16S: LC224007, COI: LC519008, go to Genbank) Lake Anenuma, Aomori, Japan.
Mp_4138_Cp21-11f. (16S: LC224008, 28S: LC519072, COI: LC519009, go to Genbank) Lake Anenuma, Tohoku, Aomori, Japan.
Mp_4138_YAMAKARA_1. (16S: LC223968, COI: LC519011, go to Genbank) Lake Yamanakako, Yamanashi, Japan.
Mp_4138_YAMAKARA_2. (16S: LC223969, COI: LC519012, go to Genbank) ditto.
Mp_4138_YAMAKARA_5. (16S: LC223971, 28S: LC519073, COI: LC519013, go to Genbank) ditto.
Mp_4138_YAMAKARA_6. (16S: LC223970, COI: LC519014, go to Genbank) ditto.
MHS_CPIK-02. (COI: MT025816, go to Genbank) Ochigata Lake, Ishikawa, Japan (36.928, 136.825).
MHS_CPIK-03. (COI: MT025817, go to Genbank) ditto.
MHS_CPAM‐04. (COI: MT025812, go to Genbank) Ogawara Lake, Aomori, Japan (40.7414, 141.2772).
MHS_Cp21_12_CFFFRH. (COI: MT020595, go to Genbank) Ogawara Lake, Aomori, Japan (40.757, 141.328).
MHS_CPTG-01. (COI: MT020593, go to Genbank) Omoi River, Tochigi, Japan (36.2722, 139.7518).
Russia
CIIMAR_Biv1537. (COI: KU297678, go to Genbank) Khanka Lake, Primorye, Russia (44.7075, 132.0739).
Mp_3745_Cplicata. (28S: KX822594, COI: KX822637, go to Genbank) Onon River, Transbaikalia, Russia (50.5192, 115.1342).
CIIMAR_BIV0246. (16S: MK574382, 28S: MK574523, COI: KT362704, go to Genbank) Russia: Eastern Siberia, Transbaikalia, Onon River (50.5192°N, 115.1342°E), Amur Basin, Okhotsk Sea drainage.
CIIMAR_BIV0247. (16S: MK574383, 28S: MK574524, COI: KT362705, go to Genbank) ditto.
RMBH_biv_133_2. (28S: MK574518, COI: MK574241, go to Genbank) Russia: Far East, Primorye Region, Amur River (140.7014°N, 53.1319°E), Okhotsk Sea drainage.
RMBH_biv_276_2. (16S: MK574378, 28S: MK574519, COI: MK574242, go to Genbank) Russia: Far East, Primorye Region, Khanka Lake (44.7075°N, 132.0739°E), Okhotsk Sea drainage.
RMBH_biv_495_23. (16S: MK574379, 28S: MK574520, COI: MK574243, go to Genbank) ditto.
RMBH_biv_495_27. (16S: MK574380, 28S: MK574521, COI: MK574244, go to Genbank) ditto.
RMBH_biv_495_28. (16S: MK574381, 28S: MK574522, COI: MK574245, go to Genbank) ditto.
CIIMAR_Biv1530. (COI: KT348507, go to Genbank) Ussury River, Primorye, Russia (46.4901, 134.3584).
CIIMAR_Biv1531. (COI: KT348508, go to Genbank) ditto.
South Korea
NNIBR_IV29256. (28S: MT020811, COI: MT020591, go to Genbank) Geum River, Nonsan-si, South Korea (36.1899, 127.171).
South Korea
NNIBR_IV29255. (COI: MT020594, go to Genbank) Nakdong River, Hapcheon-gun, South Korea (35.5749, 128.3584).