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Mytilus plicatus Lightfoot, 1786

‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 29, no. 672; 170, no. 3690; 181, no. 3773; 183, no. 3910.

Dipsas plicatus Leach, 1814

Leach, 1814. Zool. Misc. 1: 120, pl. 53.

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969), Heard (1977)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905), Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria plicatus — Thiele (1934), Dai et al. (2025)
Cristaria plicata — Zhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965), Brandt (1974), Kil (1976), Habe (1977), ... Dai et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristoria [sic] plicata — Bába (2000)
C. plicata — Sheng et al. (2014)

Cristaria tuberculata Schumacher, 1817

Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 107, pl. 20, fig. 2.

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Heard (1977)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria tuberculata — Moskvicheva (1973), Zatravkin (1983), Zatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988), Bogatov & Sayenko (2002), ... Kantor et al. (2010), Klishko et al. (2014), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bogatov & Prozorova (2017), Bogatov (2022)
Cristaria plicata — Brandt (1974), Liu et al. (1979), Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Kondo (2008), He & Zhuang (2013), Schneider et al. (2013), Klishko et al. (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Do et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Anodonta dipsas Blainville, 1825

Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538, pl. 66, fig. 3 [2].

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria plicata — Liu et al. (1979), He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Symphynota bialata Lea, 1829

Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 445, pl. 14, fig. 24 [as ‘bi-alata’].
(renamed Dianisotis chinensis Rafinesque, 1831)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86356A, Canton, China.

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria plicata — Brandt (1974), Liu et al. (1979), IUCN (2011), He & Zhuang (2013), Do et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Cristaria bialata — Dang et al. (1980)

Dianisotis chinensis Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 7.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 85.
(new name for Symphynota bialata Lea, 1829)

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Unio (Anodonta) smaragdina Anton, 1839

Anton, 1839. Verz. Conchylien: 16, no. 592.
Küster, 1842. Conch. Cab. Anodonta 9: pl. 27, fig. 2.
Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 93 [as ‘Craspedodonta smaragdina’].

Cristaria (s.s.) herculea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013)

Anodonta (Dispsas) herculea Middendorff, 1848

Middendorff, 1848. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersbourg 6: 303.
Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 278, pl. 21, fig. 5; 22, figs. 1-2; pl. 26, figs. 1-2.

Cristaria (s.s.) herculea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria plicata var. herculea — Zhadin (1938)
Cristaria plicata — Zhadin (1965), Brandt (1974), Graf (2007), IUCN (2011), He & Zhuang (2013), Klishko et al. (2014), Klishko et al. (2016), Do et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria herculea — Moskvicheva (1973), Dang et al. (1980), Zatravkin (1983), Zatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988), ... Sayenko et al. (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bogatov & Prozorova (2017), Bogatov (2022)

Anodon gigantea Gould, 1849

‘Middendorff’ Gould, 1849. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 85.
(homonym of Anodon giganteus Wagner, 1827; renamed Margaron (Anodonta) onowensis Lea, 1852)

Cristaria plicata — Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Margaron (Anodonta) onowensis Lea, 1852

Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
(new name for Anodon gigantea Gould, 1849)

Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Symphynota magnifica Mabille & le Mesle, 1866

Mabille & le Mesle, 1866. J. de Conch. 14: 123.
(misidentified reference to Symphynota magnifica Lea, 1834)

Cristaria plicata — Brandt (1974)

Anodonta magnifica Clessin, 1873

Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 123, pl. 35, fig. 1.

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Anodonta (Dipsas) spatiosa Clessin, 1876

Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 173, pl. 57, fig. 2.

Cristaria (s.s.) spatiosa — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Cristaria plicata spatiosa — Kira (1954), Kira (1959), Kuroda (1963)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata spatiosa — Haas (1969)
Cristaria plicata — Habe (1977), Kondo (2008), IUCN (2011), He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Cristaria spatiosa — Habe (1991), Sayenko et al. (2005)

Dipsas occidentalis Heude, 1885

Heude, 1885. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (9): pl. 66, fig. 129.

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria (s.s.) occidentalis — Simpson (1914)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria plicata — Brandt (1974), IUCN (2011), He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Anodon alatus of Authors, unknown year

‘Sow.’ of Authors.

Anodonta cristata Blainville, 1825

Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 631. [nomen nudum]

Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Anodonta exotica Blainville, 1825

Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538.
(misidentified reference to Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013)

Unio plicatus Sowerby, 1866

“Say” Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 54, sp. 280.
(reference to Dipsas plicatus Leach, 1814)

Dipsas plicatus — Dautzenberg & Fischer (1905)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Preston (1912)

Anodon herculeus Sowerby, 1867

‘Gertsford?’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 3, sp. 7.
(reference to Anodonta (Dispsas) herculea Middendorff, 1848)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965200, Hab._? [Tago, Japan].

Cristaria (s.s.) spatiosa — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Margaron (Anodonta) ononensis Lea, 1870

Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 84.
(error for Margaron (Anodonta) onowensis Lea, 1852)

Barbala plicatula Paetel, 1890

Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 175. [nomen nudum]

Cristaria (s.s.) plicata — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Cristaria (s.s.) plicata plicata — Haas (1969)
Cristaria plicata — He & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)

Dipsas plicatus Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1905

Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1905. J. de Conch. 53: 196.
(reference to Dipsas plicatus Leach, 1814)

Cristaria bialata — Dang et al. (1980)

Anodonta magrifica of Authors, unknown year

(error for Symphynota magnifica Mabille & le Mesle, 1866)

Cristaria plicata — Liu et al. (1979)