Genus: Zhenyuanopterus LÜ, 2010
Etymology: Zhenyuan, the Chinese pinyin for Mr. Sun Zhenyuan, who offered the beautiful specimen for scientific study and Greek, -pterus, "wing"; a common suffix of pterosaur taxa.

Species: longirostris LÜ, 2010
Etymology: Latin, longirostris, "long snouted," indicating that the new pterosaur with a long rostrum.

Holotype: GLGMV 0001

Locality: Huangbanjgou, Shangyuan, Beipiao City, Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Yixian Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Referred material:

TENG, LÜ, WEI, HSIAO, & PITTMAN, 2014

XHPM1088: Fragmentary skeleton.