WoRMS name details
Okenia modesta (A. E. Verrill, 1875)
156723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156723)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine
(of Idalia modesta A. E. Verrill, 1875) Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No.33. Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science and Arts, 10: 36-44, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36821163
page(s): 41 [details]
page(s): 41 [details]
Distribution Massachusets to Long Island Sound, New York
Distribution Massachusets to Long Island Sound, New York [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Okenia modesta (A. E. Verrill, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156723 on 2026-06-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Idalia modesta A. E. Verrill, 1875) Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No.33. Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science and Arts, 10: 36-44, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36821163
page(s): 41 [details]
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 41 [details]
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Massachusets to Long Island Sound, New York [details]
