Dalejina livia Billings 1860 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Alternative combination: Orthis livia

Full reference: E. Billings. 1860. On the Devonian fossils of Canada West. The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art 5(27):249-282

Belongs to Dalejina according to A. J. Boucot et al. 1965

See also Billings 1860

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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dalejina livia in the database

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