melitensis, Raia Clark [R. S.] 1926:43, Pl. 21 (fig. b) [Fishery Board for Scotland, Scientific Investigations 1926 No. 1; ref. 15582] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1926.12.20.2 (1). •Valid as Raja melitensis Clark 1926 -- (Stehmann 1973:67 [ref. 7168], Capapé 1980:114 [ref. 9546], Stehmann & Bürkel in Whitehead et al. 1984:180 [ref. 13675], Capapé 1987:22 [ref. 39326]). •Valid as Leucoraja melitensis (Clark 1926) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Last et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29653], Weigmann 2016:113 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:287 [ref. 35000], Ben Amor et al. 2018:10 [ref. 36367], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:153 [ref. 37302], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Kovačić et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39014], Barone et al. 2022:49 [ref. 39527], Shakman et al. 2023:464 [ref. 40810], Weigmann et al. 2024:38 [ref. 41180]). Current status: Valid as Leucoraja melitensis (Clark 1926). Rajidae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea: Algeria, Tunisia and Malta. Habitat: marine.