spinifera, Bathyraja Garrick [J. A. F.] & Paul [L. J.] 1974:366, Figs. 9-10 [Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 7421] Chatham Rise, 43°01'S, 179°10'E, off New Zealand, depth 300-306 fathoms. Holotype: NMNZ P.5545. Paratypes: NMNZ P.3637 (1), P.5466 (1), P.5680 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:6 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Pavoraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul 1974) -- (McEachran 1984:55 [ref. 5225]). •Valid as Notoraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul 1974) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:489 [ref. 25589], Last & Yearsley 2002:1641 [ref. 26568], Last & McEachran 2006:66 [ref. 28589]). •See also Ishihara in Amaoka et al. 1990:83 [ref. 16024]. •Valid as Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul 1974) -- (Last & McEachran 2006:89 [ref. 28589], Last & Séret 2012:47 [ref. 31736], Stewart & Last 2015:192 [ref. 34225], Weigmann 2016:98 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:28 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:433 [ref. 35005]). Current status: Valid as Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul 1974). Arhynchobatidae. Distribution: Lord Howe Rise and New Zealand EEZ. Habitat: marine.