Synonyms: Anacanthobatis americana, Anacanthobatis americanus, Anacanthobatis (Schroederobatis) americanus
Common name: American legskate
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)
Genus: Schroederobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii