†family Silphedestidae Haughton and Brink 1954 (therapsid)
Full reference: S. H. Haughton and A. S. Brink. 1954. A bibliographical list of Reptilia from the Karroo Beds of South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 2:1-187
Parent taxon: Cynodontia according to S. H. Haughton and A. S. Brink 1954
Sister taxa: Aelurosuchus, Charassognathus, Chronoperatidae, Cromptodon, Cynosauridae, Dromatheriidae, Dromatherium, Epicynodontia, Gaumia, Gomphodontidae, Ictidopsis, Kunminia, Madysauridae, Microgomphodon, Mitredon, Nythosaurus, Procynosuchus, Riograndidae, Therioherpetidae, Tritylodontidae, Xenocretosuchus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: