Eophasma

Eophasma Temporal range: Sinemurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Holotype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Desmoscolecida
Suborder:	Desmoscolecina
Superfamily:	Desmoscolecoidea
Family:	† Eophasmidae Poinar, 2011
Genus:	† Eophasma Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1983
Species:	†E. jurasicum
Binomial name
†Eophasma jurasicum Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1983

Eophasma is a genus of fossil nematodes from the Jurassic of Osteno in Lombardy, Italy. ^{[1] [2]} It has only one species, Eophasma jurasicum.

In 2011, the genus was placed in the new family EophasmidaePoinar, 2011, which is itself placed in the order Desmoscolecida, superfamily Desmoscolecoidea. ^[3]

References

1. Arduini, P.; Pinna, G.; Teruzzi, G. (1983). "Eophasma jurasicum n. g. n. sp., a new fossil nematode of the Sinemurian of Osteno in Lombardy". Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano. 124: 61–64.
2. Pinna, G. (1985). "Exceptional Preservation in the Jurassic of Osteno". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 311 (1148): 171–180. Bibcode:1985RSPTB.311..171P. doi:10.1098/rstb.1985.0149. JSTOR   2396981.
3. Poinar, G. O. (2011). The Evolutionary History of Nematodes: As revealed in stone, amber and mummies. Nematology Monographs and Perspectives. Vol. 9. Brill Publishers. doi:10.1163/9789047428664. ISBN   9789047428664.