Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Parent taxon: Bathyurus according to Sinclair 1944
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bathyurus acutus, Bathyurus angustus, Bathyurus congeneris, Bathyurus ellipticus, Bathyurus esbataottinensis, Bathyurus eskimoensis, Bathyurus extans, Bathyurus granulosus, Bathyurus mackenziensis, Bathyurus margareti, Bathyurus nevadensis, Bathyurus platyparius, Bathyurus simillimus, Bathyurus sunbloodensis, Bathyurus superbus, Bathyurus tuberculatus, Bathyurus ulu
Subtaxa: Bathyurus (Raymondites) clochensis Bathyurus (Raymondites) ingalli Bathyurus (Raymondites) longispinus Bathyurus (Raymondites) missouriensis Bathyurus (Raymondites) spiniger
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (1: Quebec collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (10: Ontario), United States (15: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa/Wisconsin, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New York)
Total: 26 collections including 28 occurrences