Descriptions of rajid egg cases from southeastern Australian waters. Author M. A. Treloar Author L. J. B. Laurenson Author J. D. Stevens text Zootaxa 2006 1231 53 68 http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DF293AC9-4368-4381-9FA2-F4486715FF80 journal article z01231p053 DF293AC9-4368-4381-9FA2-F4486715FF80 Dipturus lemprieri Richardson, 1845 - Thornback skate (Fig. 8) Distribution Found in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia from the shore to about 170 m but usually in shallow waters less than 40 m (Last and Stevens 1994). Description Egg case small, narrow, very slightly rounded in shape; colour fawn or brown (Table 1). Ventral surface almost flat, dorsal surface convex; dorsal surface with felty dense fibroids, ventral surface smooth with very fine fibroids; lateral keel absent. Attachment fibres evident on lateral margin; posterior and anterior horns flat, similar in length; posterior apron 2-3 times longer than anterior apron.