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Codiopsis (Hemicodiopsis) pulchella Smith & Rader, 2009, p. 36

Diagnostic Features	A species of Codiopsis (Hemicodiopsis) with a single large glassy tubercle on each genital and ocular plate. Peristomial rim with a thickened lip in interambulacral zones and prominent circumferential groove.
Distribution	Lower Member, Glen Rose Formation, early Albian, Lower Cretaceous, Comal County, Texas, USA.
Type	Holotype: BMNH EE13472
Classification and/or Status	A species of Codiopsis (Hemicodiopsis)
Remarks	Smith, A. B. & Rader, B. 2009. Echinoid diversity, preservation potential and sequence stratigraphical cycles in the Glen Rose Formation (early Albian, Early Cretaceous), Texas, USA. Palaeodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 89, 7-52.