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Diplonotos minus Gordon, 1993

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diplonotos minus Gordon, 1993
Name authority
Gordon, 1993
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Bryozoa
Class
Gymnolaemata
Order
Cheilostomatida
Family
Bifaxariidae
Genus
Diplonotos
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumBryozoa
  4. classGymnolaemata Allman, 1856
  5. orderCheilostomatida Busk, 1852
  6. suborderFlustrina Smitt, 1868
  7. superfamilyBifaxarioidea Busk, 1884
  8. familyBifaxariidae Busk, 1884
  9. genusDiplonotos Canu & Bassler, 1930
  10. speciesDiplonotos minus Gordon, 1993

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diplonotos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diplonotos confragus Gordon, 1993BifaxariidaeBryozoaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diplonotos continuus Gordon, 1988BifaxariidaeBryozoaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diplonotos inornatus (Hayward, 1981)BifaxariidaeBryozoaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diplonotos obesus Gordon, 1993BifaxariidaeBryozoaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diplonotos sulcatus Gordon, 1993BifaxariidaeBryozoaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 6 records assigned to Bifaxariidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Gordon, D. P. (1993). Bryozoa: The ascophorine infraorders Cribriomorpha, Hippothoomorpha and Umbonulomorpha mainly from New Caledonian waters. In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats Des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 11. Mémoires Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. Série A, Zoologie, 158: 299–347. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:36MB9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.