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Eophasma jurasicum

Enoplea - Desmoscolecida - Eophasmidae

Taxonomy
Eophasma jurasicum was named by Arduini et al. (1983). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Osteno, which is in a Bucklandi lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Lombardische Kieselkalk Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Eophasma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Eophasma jurasicum Arduini et al.
2011Eophasma jurasicum Poinar p. 277 figs. 19; pl 2A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
—Nematoidea
phylumNematodaPotts 1932
RankNameAuthor
classEnopleaInglis 1983
subclassDorylaimiaInglis 1983
orderDesmoscolecidaFilipjev 1929
superfamilyDesmoscolecoideaShipley 1896
familyEophasmidae
genusEophasma
speciesjurasicumArduini et al. 1983

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Eophasma jurasicum Arduini et al. 1983
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Diagnosis
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