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Bathydiscus
Temporal range: Botomian (Olenellus-zone) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Bathydiscus dolichometopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita (?)
Order: †Agnostida
Family: †Weymouthiidae
Genus: †Bathydiscus
Rasetti, 1966
Species
  • B. dolichometopus

Bathydiscus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the Botomian stage.

Distribution

Bathydiscus is known from the Lower Cambrian of the United States (unnamed formation, East Chatham Quad, Columbia County, New York State 42°24′N 73°30′W / 42.400°N 73.500°W / 42.400; -73.500), and of Canada (Newfoundland).

Ecology

Bathydiscus occurs in association with other Weymouthiidae (Acidiscus, Acimetopus, Analox, Bolboparia, Leptochilodiscus, Serrodiscus), Calodiscus, several species of Olenellus and Bonnia (Dorypygidae).

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
  2. ^ Paleobiology Database. "East Chatham Quad, unnamed fm., NY (Cambrian of the United States) (trilobite)". Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. Whittington, H. B. et al. Part O, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Revised, Volume 1 – Trilobita – Introduction, Order Agnostida, Order Redlichiida. 1997
Taxon identifiers
Bathydiscus


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