Uzunbulakia rugosa was named by Nikitina et al. (2006). Its type specimen is USNM 485142, a valve (ventral internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 219. Uzunbulak Sector, which is in an Abereiddian marine sandstone in the Uzunbulak Formation of Kazakhstan. It is the type species of Uzunbulakia.