Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch (his last name also spelled Mørch) (17 May 1828 – 25 January 1878) was a

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...

, specifically a

malacologist Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...

. He lived in

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, in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

, and in

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Taxa described

* Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include: 1863 Mörch O. A. L. (1863). "Revision des especes du genre ''Oxynoe'' Rafinesque, et ''Lobiger'' Krohn". ''Journal de Conchyliologie'' 11
43
48. * ''

Oxynoe antillarum ''Oxynoe antillarum'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Jensen K. R. (Nove ...

'' Mörch, 1863
on page 46
1864 Mörch O. A. L. (1864). "Fortegnelse over de i Danmark forekommende land- og ferskvandsblöddyr". ''Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn'' (2)1863(17-22): 265–367. * ''

Valvata macrostoma ''Valvata macrostoma'', also known as the large mouthed valve snail, is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. Distribution This species occurs in the ...

'' Mörch, 1864 *

Zonitidae Zonitidae, common name the true glass snails, are a family of mostly rather small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Zonitoidea. Zonitidae is the only family in the superfamily Zonitoidea ...

Mörch, 1864, also known as the "true glass snails".

Taxa named after Mörch

* ''

Glossodoris moerchi ''Glossodoris moerchi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Distribution The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea ...

'' (Bergh, 1879) * ''

Turbonilla mörchi ''Turbonilla mörchi'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Turbonilla morchi''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at h ...

'' Dall & Bartsch, 1907

References

External links

* 1828 births 1878 deaths Danish malacologists {{Biologist-stub