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Orthopsis occidentalis Cragin, 1893, p. 160

[Orthopsis occidentalis Cragin, 1893, p. 160, pl. 25, figs 1-3, pl. 27, fig. 2.
Orthopsis occidentalis Cragin; Cooke,  1946, p. 214.]

Distribution	Comanche Series, Sierra Blanca Mountains, El Paso County, Texas, USA. Probably Washita Group (Albian) according to Cooke (1946).
Type	Austin University Paleontological Collections UT 17258
Classification and/or Status	A species of Orthopsis. Validity unknown.
Remarks	It is not clear how this taxon differs from other species of Orthopsis. Cragin, , F. W. 1893. A contribution to the inverterbate paleontology of the Texas Cretaceous. Texas Geological Survey Annual Report 4 (9), 139-294, pls 24-46. Cooke, C. W. 1946. Comanche echinoids. Journal of Paleontology 20, 193-238.