| Eophasma Temporal range: Sinemurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
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| †Eophasma jurasicum Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1983 | |
Eophasma is a genus of fossil nematodes from the Jurassic of Osteno in Lombardy, Italy. It has only one species, Eophasma jurasicum.
In 2011, the genus was placed in the new family Eophasmidae Poinar, 2011, which is itself placed in the order Desmoscolecida, superfamily Desmoscolecoidea.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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| Eophasma | |
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