Bathydiscus

Bathydiscus Temporal range: Botomian (Olenellus-zone) PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Bathydiscus dolichometopus
Scientific classification
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.

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).

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