Eophasmidae

<i>Eophasma</i>

Eophasma

Genus of roundworms

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

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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

  1. [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. [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. [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.


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