Moerchia | |
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Shell of Moerchia deformata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Subcohort: | Panpulmonata |
Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Moerchia A. Adams, 1860 |
Type species | |
Moerchia obvolutaA. Adams, 1860 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Moerchia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromolluscs.
Tiberia is a genus of minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Tiberia is the only genus in the tribe Tiberiini.
Teinostoma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Teinostomatidae.
Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Oscilla is a genus of very small sea snails, minute marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Pyramidellidae.
Chrysallida is a speciose genus of minute sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae within the tribe Chrysallidini.
Scissurella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scissurellidae, the small slit snails.
Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Eatonina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cingulopsidae.
Circulus is a genus of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vitrinellidae.
Rissoella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropods, in the family Rissoellidae.
Eulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Miralda is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams, and their allies.
Odostomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Syrnola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Conradia is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conradiidae.
Crossea is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conradiidae.
Vitrinella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Vitrinellidae.
Pseudoliotia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae within the superfamily Truncatelloidea.
Lyncina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lyocyclidae.