Unnecessary substitute name for Moerchia A. Adams, April 1860, by Thiele believed to be preoccupied by "Albers, 1850" [in fact, Albers December 1860]; see also Moerchinella
marine, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 5: 299-303 [1 April 1860]; 405-413 [1 May 1860]., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320773 page(s): 301; note: as Mörchia[details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Moerchia A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559939 on 2026-03-07
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Moerchia A. Adams, 1860. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559939 on 2026-03-07
original descriptionAdams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 5: 299-303 [1 April 1860]; 405-413 [1 May 1860]., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320773 page(s): 301; note: as Mörchia[details]
basis of recordRubio F. & Rolán E. (2014). Two new species of <i>Moerchia</i> A. Adams, 1860 (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from southwest tropical Pacific. <i>Novapex</i>. 15(3-4): 63-71.[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality