Radiolaria - Nassellaria - Canoptidae
Synonyms: Neowrangellium Yeh 1987, Paracanoptum Yeh 1987
Full reference: E. A. Pessagno, W. Finch, and P. L. Abbott. 1979. Upper Triassic Radiolaria from the San Hipólito Formation, Baja California. Micropaleontology 25(2):160-197
Parent taxon: Canoptidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Canoptiinae, Cinguloturris, Laxtorum, Neocanoptum, Relanus
Subtaxa: Canoptum anulatum, Canoptum artum, Canoptum columbiaense, Canoptum dixoni, Canoptum inornatus, Canoptum jinluense, Canoptum laxum, Canoptum levis, Canoptum macoyense, Canoptum margaritaense, Canoptum merum, Canoptum paradoxum, Canoptum pessagnoi, Canoptum poissoni, Canoptum praeanulatum, Canoptum rhaeticum, Canoptum spinosum, Canoptum triassicum, Canoptum unicum, Canoptum zetangense, Neowrangellium pessagnoi, Paracanoptum primitivum
Type: Canoptum poissoni
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore