†subfamily Tapinocephalinae Lydekker 1890 (therapsid)
Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Tapinocephalidae
Parent taxon: Tapinocephalidae according to L. D. Boonstra 1969
See also King 1988 and Rubidge 1991
Sister taxa: Keratocephalus, Lamiasaurus, Lamiasaurus newtoni, Moschopinae, Riebeeckosaurinae, Struthiocephalinae, Taurosaurus
Subtaxa: Mormosaurus Phocosaurus Riebeeckosaurini Struthiocephalini Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalini Tapinocephalus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence