Eophasma
Genus of roundworms
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Eophasma is a genus of fossil nematodes from the Jurassic Moltrasio Formation of Osteno in Lombardy, Italy.[1][2] It has only one species, Eophasma jurasicum.
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
In 2011, the genus was placed in the new family Eophasmidae Poinar, 2011, which is itself placed in the order Desmoscolecida, superfamily Desmoscolecoidea.[3]
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