| Species | Raja clavata (Thornback Ray) |
| Genus | Raja (skates and rays) |
| Family | RAJIDAE (skates) |
| Order | RAJIFORMES (skates) |
| Infraclass | Batoidea (an infraclass of cartilaginous fishes) |
| Subclass | NEOSELACHII (a subclass of cartilaginous fishes) |
| Class | ELASMOBRANCHII (sharks and rays) |
| Informal | [Pisces] (fishes) |
| Superclass | GNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates) |
| Subphylum | VERTEBRATA (vertebrates) |
| Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
| Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
| Records of Raja clavata (Thornback Ray) : | ||||
| 1: Raja clavata (Thornback Ray) | ||||
| 10 Feb 2012 | OSGR: SY67 | 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W | Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) | England |
| 3 empty egg cases washed up on beach | ||||
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| 2: Raja clavata (Thornback Ray) | ||||
| 24 Jan 2010 | OSGR: SY68 | 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W | Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) | England |
| 4 empty egg cases washed up on beach | ||||
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Raja clavata (Thornback Ray) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Raja clavata (Thornback Ray)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Raja clavata (Thornback Ray)
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