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Derbyia plattsmouthensis

Phylum: Brachiopoda-Articulata
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Orthotetida
Family: Derbyiidae
Genus: Derbyia
Species: Derbyia plattsmouthensis

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Geological Range

Missourian to Virgilian; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Kansas.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian: Deer Creek Limestone (KS)
Missourian: Checkerboard Formation (KS); Hertha Limestone (Mound City Shale Member) (KS); Iola Limestone (KS); Plattsburg Limestone (Spring Hill Limestone Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (Captain Creek Limestone Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (Eudora Shale Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (Stoner Limestone Member) (KS); Swope Limestone (Bethany Falls Limestone Member) (KS)