Dalejina hybrida Sowerby 1839 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Alternative combination: Orthis hybrida

Belongs to Dalejina according to Boucot et al. 1965

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974

Sister taxa: Dalejina alsa, Dalejina hanusi, Dalejina junonis, Dalejina livia, Dalejina phaseola, Dalejina striata, Rhipidomelloides oblata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Belarus (3 collections), Canada (6: New Brunswick, Quebec), Estonia (22), Kazakhstan (1), Lithuania (31), the Russian Federation (4), Sweden (9), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (5), United States (23: Indiana, New York, Tennessee)

Total: 107 collections each including a single occurrence

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