WoRMS name details
Ascortis clarkii Verrill, 1873
190103 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190103)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Ascortis Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Clathrina Gray, 1867
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, Addison Emery. (1874). Explorations of Casco Bay by the U.S. Fish Commission in 1873. <em>Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 22: 340-395, 6 plates., available online at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsamer11sciegoog#page/n594/mode/2up [details] 
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Ascortis clarkii Verrill, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190103 on 2026-07-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, Addison Emery. (1874). Explorations of Casco Bay by the U.S. Fish Commission in 1873. <em>Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 22: 340-395, 6 plates., available online at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsamer11sciegoog#page/n594/mode/2up [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Casco Bay, NE USA [details]