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Dacrydium pygmaeum

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Dacrydium pygmaeum is a species in the family Mytilidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about Dacrydium pygmaeum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Dacrydium pygmaeum live?

Not recorded

Is Dacrydium pygmaeum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Dacrydium pygmaeum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyMytilidae
  6. genusDacrydium
  7. SpeciesDacrydium pygmaeum (R. A. Philippi, 1844)

Synonyms Modiola pygmaea

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Dacrydium pygmaeum

Other species in the same genus Dacrydium.

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What kind of animal is Dacrydium pygmaeum?

Dacrydium pygmaeum (Dacrydium pygmaeum) belongs to the family Mytilidae in the order Mytilida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dacrydium pygmaeum (Dacrydium pygmaeum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dacrydium-pygmaeum

MLA

“Dacrydium pygmaeum (Dacrydium pygmaeum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dacrydium-pygmaeum.

BibTeX
@misc{dacrydium_pygmaeum_2026,
  title = {Dacrydium pygmaeum (Dacrydium pygmaeum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dacrydium-pygmaeum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}