mollis, Raja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1950:388, Pl. 2 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 103 (no. 7); ref. 302] South of southern Nova Scotia, 4l°53'00"N, 65°35'00"W, Albatross station 2072, depth 858 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 33385. •Valid as Raja mollis Bigelow & Schroeder 1950 -- (Krefft & Lübben 1966:389 [ref. 39542], Scott & Scott 1988:48 [ref. 25518]). •Synonym of Raja spinacidermis Barnard 1923 -- (Stehmann 1973:65 [ref. 7168], Stehmann & Bürkel in Whitehead et al. 1984:182 [ref. 13675], Compagno et al. 1991:97 [ref. 21083]). •Synonym of Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard 1923) -- (authors). Current status: Synonym of Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard 1923). Rajidae. Habitat: marine.