Eophasma
Eophasma is a genus of fossil nematodes from the Jurassic of Osteno in Lombardy, Italy. It has only one species, Eophasma jurasicum.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Desmoscolecida |
| Family: | †Eophasmidae Poinar, 2011 |
| Genus: | †Eophasma Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1983 |
| Species: | †E. jurasicum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eophasma jurasicum Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1983 | |
In 2011, the genus was placed in the new family Eophasmidae Poinar, 2011, which is itself placed in the order Desmoscolecida, superfamily Desmoscolecoidea.
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