Cyamium falklandicum Melvill & Standen, 1898
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyamium falklandicum Melvill & Standen, 1898
- Name authority
- Melvill & Standen, 1898
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Family
- Cyamiidae
- Genus
- Cyamium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
- superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
- superfamilyCyamioidea G. O. Sars, 1878
- familyCyamiidae G. O. Sars, 1878
- genusCyamium R. A. Philippi, 1845
- speciesCyamium falklandicum Melvill & Standen, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyamium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyamium antarcticum R. A. Philippi, 1845 | CyamiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyamium willii Pfeffer, 1886 | CyamiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyamium iridescens J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910 J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Melvill, J. C., & Standen, R. (1898). Notes on a collection of marine shells from Lively Island, Falklands, with a list of species. Journal of Conchology, 9 (4): 97–105, pls. 1–2. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.405567 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32MYS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.