A disc cartridge comprises a rotary member (25) that is held on first and
second shutters in a disc storage unit in which a disc is stored with a
first surface externally exposed from a disc opening and that is engaged
with the first and second shutters so that the first and second shutters
are opened and closed as the disc rotates within the disk storage unit,
wherein the rotary member has a disc receiving portion comprising a
contact area (25n) that comes into contact with the periphery of a second
surface of the disc and receives the disc when the first and second
shutters are closed state and a groove (25p) provided outside the contact
area.