Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch
Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch (his last name also spelled Mørch) (17 May, 1828 – 25 January, 1878) was a Danish
malacology
, the study of molluscs. He described numerous species both of fossil and extant molluscs.
Life and work
Mörch was born in
Johannes Frederik Johnstrup put him in charge of examining the Faxekalken molluscs. In 1853, he visited Germany, in 1854 England, France, Netherlands and in 1856, he visited Oslo, and London, examining numerous collections there. In 1869, he took up residence in Nice in France for his health with visits home each year. He died at Nice from a lung infection.[1]
Taxa described
Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:
1863
(in French) Mörch O. A. L. (1863). "Revision des especes du genre Oxynoe Rafinesque, et Lobiger Krohn". Journal de Conchyliologie 11: 43-48.
- Oxynoe antillarum Mörch, 1863 - on page 46.
1864
(in Danish) 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 Mörch, 1864
- Zonitidae Mörch, 1864, also known as the "true glass snails".
Taxa named after Mörch
- Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879)
- Turbonilla mörchi Dall & Bartsch, 1907
References
- ^ Johans Collin (1878). Konchyliologen Otto Andreas Lowson Mørch : en biografisk skizze (in Danish). Copenhagen: Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri.
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