Genus: Wufengshania PAN, ZHU, ZHU & JIA, 2017
Etymology: In reference to Wufengshan, the fossil site, Yunnan Province, China.
Species: magniforaminis PAN, ZHU, ZHU & JIA, 2017
Etymology: Latin, magnus, "large" and Latin, foraminis, "fenestra or hole"; highlighting the large orbital fenestra of the species.
Holotype: IVPP V 23293
Locality: Wufengshan (close to the Wufengshan cemetery), Wuding, Yunnan Province, China.
Horizon: jiucheng Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Emsian Stage, Early Devonian Epoch, Late Early Devonian.
Material: A near-complete skull with a minor part of the right half missing.
Paratype:
IVPP V 23294: A near-complete skull with part of the right lateral plate missing.