WoRMS name details
Pranizinae Dana, 1852
1740413 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1740413)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subfamily
Praniza Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Gnathia Leach, 1814 (type by original designation)
Pranizidae Dana, 1852 accepted as Gnathiidae Leach, 1814
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775 [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2026). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Pranizinae Dana, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1740413 on 2026-05-09
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Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775 [details]
