Eophasma
Eophasma is a genus of fossil nematodes from the Jurassic of Osteno in Lombardy, Italy.[1][2] It has only one species, Eophasma jurasicum.
| Eophasma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.[3]
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. 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. 9. Brill Publishers. doi:10.1163/9789047428664. ISBN 9789047428664.
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