Summary of Taxa Described for Year

These charts show the number of genera and species (both extant and fossil) described each year.  ,Extant,Fossil ,1,0 ,0,0 1760,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1770,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1780,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1790,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1800,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,8,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1810,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 1820,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 1830,0,0 ,5,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,4,0 1840,6,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,2 1850,2,0 ,2,0 ,3,0 ,7,0 ,0,1 ,7,0 ,0,0 ,9,0 ,5,0 ,3,0 1860,5,0 ,17,0 ,26,0 ,13,0 ,0,0 ,9,0 ,8,0 ,2,1 ,3,4 ,4,0 1870,5,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,1 ,4,0 ,2,0 1880,0,0 ,3,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,4,0 ,3,0 ,11,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 1890,7,0 ,5,1 ,5,0 ,16,0 ,2,0 ,13,0 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 1900,5,0 ,11,0 ,9,0 ,4,0 ,3,0 ,9,0 ,10,0 ,5,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 1910,9,2 ,14,0 ,36,0 ,16,1 ,19,0 ,31,12 ,11,0 ,4,0 ,9,0 ,11,0 1920,20,3 ,16,1 ,16,0 ,6,1 ,4,0 ,14,0 ,8,0 ,6,0 ,7,0 ,6,0 1930,14,8 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,14,1 ,5,0 ,4,0 ,4,0 ,1,1 1940,1,0 ,7,0 ,2,0 ,2,0 ,8,0 ,1,0 ,3,0 ,8,0 ,20,0 ,9,0 1950,9,0 ,2,0 ,6,0 ,8,0 ,2,0 ,4,0 ,4,0 ,8,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1960,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,3,3 ,6,0 ,3,0 1970,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,1,1 ,2,3 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1980,1,0 ,1,2 ,0,1 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,1,4 ,1,0 ,2,1 ,1,5 ,1,3 1990,7,1 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,6,2 ,0,0 ,0,2 ,1,1 ,0,0 ,2,1 2000,4,1 ,1,0 ,1,37 ,1,1 ,2,3 ,1,2 ,2,6 ,2,0 ,3,3 ,8,2 2010,1,0 ,0,2 ,5,5 ,1,5 ,12,4 ,1,3 ,5,2 ,0,2 

 ,Extant,Fossil ,16,0 ,0,0 1760,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1770,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,8,0 ,0,0 ,21,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 1780,0,0 ,0,0 ,7,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,9,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 1790,6,0 ,8,0 ,12,0 ,19,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,30,0 ,0,0 1800,0,0 ,0,0 ,41,0 ,0,0 ,36,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 1810,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 1820,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,6 ,0,0 ,6,0 ,14,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,2 1830,0,1 ,6,0 ,3,0 ,6,0 ,6,0 ,5,0 ,16,0 ,2,1 ,13,0 ,7,0 1840,32,0 ,2,0 ,26,0 ,0,0 ,15,0 ,1,0 ,22,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,26,52 1850,22,0 ,55,0 ,18,0 ,31,0 ,4,1 ,26,0 ,13,1 ,80,0 ,257,0 ,103,0 1860,114,0 ,80,0 ,131,0 ,166,0 ,1,0 ,55,1 ,85,0 ,60,17 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,13,0 ,12,0 ,1,0 ,38,0 ,2,0 ,81,0 ,48,6 ,31,3 ,64,0 1880,1,0 ,36,1 ,7,0 ,22,0 ,20,0 ,27,0 ,120,0 ,202,0 ,25,0 ,64,0 1890,102,0 ,77,24 ,147,0 ,246,0 ,225,0 ,317,2 ,131,0 ,146,0 ,33,0 ,242,0 1900,224,0 ,347,0 ,358,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,134,1 ,185,0 ,213,0 ,139,0 1910,365,1 ,408,0 ,427,0 ,459,0 ,422,0 ,385,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,9 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,402,0 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,120,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,129,7 ,133,0 ,188,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,57,0 ,94,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,81,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,63,0 ,60,0 ,56,0 ,146,0 ,23,0 ,39,0 ,14,0 ,79,1 ,63,0 ,45,0 1960,54,2 ,21,0 ,26,1 ,18,0 ,42,1 ,27,0 ,21,0 ,59,4 ,68,0 ,43,0 1970,34,1 ,31,0 ,19,0 ,60,0 ,28,1 ,82,5 ,70,0 ,90,0 ,51,0 ,35,0 1980,82,5 ,39,9 ,32,2 ,85,1 ,26,3 ,61,18 ,28,2 ,77,2 ,39,7 ,54,33 1990,73,0 ,60,2 ,72,12 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,84,2 ,69,5 ,124,19 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,204,5 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,137,6 ,126,5 

These charts show the accumulation of genera and species (both extant and fossil) over time.  ,Valid,Fossil,Invalid ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 1760,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 1770,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 1780,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 1790,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,1,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 1800,2,0,0 ,2,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,1 ,11,0,1 ,11,0,1 ,11,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 1810,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,1 ,13,0,2 ,13,0,2 1820,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 ,15,0,2 1830,15,0,2 ,20,0,2 ,20,0,3 ,21,0,3 ,21,0,3 ,21,0,3 ,21,0,3 ,21,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,24,0,5 1840,27,0,8 ,27,0,8 ,29,0,8 ,29,0,8 ,29,0,10 ,29,0,10 ,29,0,11 ,29,0,11 ,29,0,11 ,29,2,11 1850,31,2,11 ,32,2,12 ,33,2,14 ,38,2,16 ,38,3,16 ,42,3,19 ,42,3,19 ,46,3,24 ,50,3,25 ,52,3,26 1860,55,3,28 ,67,3,33 ,84,3,42 ,91,3,48 ,91,3,48 ,97,3,51 ,105,3,51 ,106,4,52 ,109,8,52 ,111,8,54 1870,116,8,54 ,116,8,54 ,117,8,54 ,117,8,54 ,117,8,55 ,117,8,55 ,117,8,55 ,118,9,55 ,122,9,55 ,123,9,56 1880,123,9,56 ,124,9,58 ,125,9,58 ,126,9,58 ,126,9,58 ,128,9,60 ,130,9,61 ,137,9,65 ,138,9,65 ,139,9,66 1890,143,9,69 ,145,10,72 ,147,10,75 ,158,10,80 ,159,10,81 ,167,10,86 ,168,10,89 ,170,10,92 ,170,10,92 ,172,10,93 1900,176,10,94 ,182,10,99 ,186,10,104 ,186,10,108 ,186,10,111 ,189,10,117 ,193,10,123 ,195,10,126 ,196,10,127 ,197,10,127 1910,201,12,132 ,205,12,142 ,224,12,159 ,228,13,171 ,234,13,184 ,243,25,206 ,247,25,213 ,248,25,216 ,250,25,223 ,253,25,231 1920,263,28,241 ,273,29,247 ,275,29,261 ,276,30,266 ,277,30,269 ,282,30,278 ,287,30,281 ,288,30,286 ,290,30,291 ,291,30,296 1930,293,38,308 ,294,38,309 ,294,38,310 ,295,38,313 ,298,38,315 ,300,39,327 ,302,39,330 ,302,39,334 ,303,39,337 ,303,40,338 1940,304,40,338 ,306,40,343 ,306,40,345 ,307,40,346 ,307,40,354 ,307,40,355 ,307,40,358 ,310,40,363 ,312,40,381 ,312,40,390 1950,312,40,399 ,312,40,401 ,313,40,406 ,313,40,414 ,313,40,416 ,314,40,419 ,315,40,422 ,317,40,428 ,317,40,428 ,317,40,428 1960,318,40,428 ,319,40,428 ,319,40,428 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,430 ,319,40,430 ,319,40,431 ,320,43,433 ,322,43,437 ,323,43,439 1970,323,43,439 ,324,43,439 ,324,43,440 ,325,43,440 ,326,44,440 ,326,47,442 ,326,47,445 ,326,47,445 ,327,47,445 ,328,47,445 1980,329,47,445 ,330,49,445 ,330,50,445 ,331,50,445 ,332,50,445 ,333,54,445 ,334,54,445 ,336,55,445 ,337,60,445 ,338,63,445 1990,344,64,446 ,348,64,446 ,353,64,446 ,353,64,446 ,357,66,448 ,357,66,448 ,357,68,448 ,357,69,449 ,357,69,449 ,358,70,450 2000,360,71,452 ,361,71,452 ,362,108,452 ,363,109,452 ,365,112,452 ,366,114,452 ,368,120,452 ,369,120,453 ,372,123,453 ,380,125,453 2010,381,125,453 ,381,127,453 ,385,132,454 ,386,137,454 ,397,141,455 ,398,144,455 ,403,146,455 ,403,148,455   ,Valid,Fossil,Invalid ,16,0,0 ,16,0,0 1760,16,0,0 ,17,0,0 ,17,0,0 ,19,0,1 ,20,0,1 ,20,0,1 ,20,0,1 ,21,0,1 ,21,0,1 ,21,0,1 1770,21,0,1 ,22,0,1 ,22,0,1 ,25,0,6 ,25,0,6 ,42,0,10 ,42,0,10 ,42,0,10 ,43,0,10 ,43,0,10 1780,43,0,10 ,43,0,10 ,49,0,11 ,50,0,11 ,50,0,11 ,51,0,13 ,51,0,13 ,59,0,14 ,59,0,14 ,60,0,16 1790,66,0,16 ,68,0,22 ,78,0,24 ,94,0,27 ,94,0,27 ,94,0,27 ,94,0,27 ,94,0,27 ,116,0,35 ,116,0,35 1800,116,0,35 ,116,0,35 ,150,0,42 ,150,0,42 ,175,0,53 ,175,0,53 ,175,0,53 ,176,0,54 ,177,0,55 ,178,0,55 1810,178,0,55 ,178,0,55 ,178,0,55 ,178,0,55 ,178,0,55 ,178,0,55 ,178,0,55 ,179,0,56 ,179,0,56 ,180,0,57 1820,180,0,57 ,180,0,57 ,180,6,57 ,180,6,57 ,184,6,59 ,191,6,66 ,191,6,66 ,191,6,66 ,191,6,66 ,191,8,67 1830,191,9,67 ,194,9,70 ,195,9,72 ,197,9,76 ,198,9,81 ,201,9,83 ,215,9,85 ,217,10,85 ,223,10,92 ,228,10,94 1840,247,10,107 ,248,10,108 ,267,10,115 ,267,10,115 ,276,10,121 ,277,10,121 ,292,10,128 ,293,10,128 ,293,10,128 ,306,62,141 1850,316,62,153 ,361,62,163 ,369,62,173 ,385,62,188 ,386,63,191 ,402,63,201 ,410,64,206 ,475,64,221 ,663,64,290 ,730,64,326 1860,815,64,355 ,871,64,379 ,959,64,422 ,1090,64,457 ,1090,64,458 ,1133,65,470 ,1202,65,486 ,1237,82,511 ,1258,127,524 ,1268,127,528 1870,1357,130,547 ,1367,130,550 ,1378,130,551 ,1378,130,552 ,1395,130,573 ,1397,130,573 ,1464,130,587 ,1499,136,600 ,1520,139,610 ,1570,139,624 1880,1571,139,624 ,1600,140,631 ,1605,140,633 ,1625,140,635 ,1641,140,639 ,1660,140,647 ,1755,140,672 ,1925,140,704 ,1945,140,709 ,1998,140,720 1890,2073,140,747 ,2138,164,759 ,2253,164,791 ,2446,164,844 ,2630,164,885 ,2887,166,945 ,2979,166,984 ,3105,166,1004 ,3127,166,1015 ,3315,166,1069 1900,3491,166,1117 ,3738,166,1217 ,4015,166,1298 ,4103,166,1327 ,4197,166,1373 ,4299,166,1431 ,4381,167,1483 ,4512,167,1537 ,4645,167,1617 ,4736,167,1665 1910,5000,168,1766 ,5280,168,1894 ,5537,168,2064 ,5858,168,2202 ,6154,168,2328 ,6406,212,2461 ,6590,212,2571 ,6657,213,2622 ,6718,213,2680 ,6906,213,2754 1920,7063,222,2815 ,7199,222,2907 ,7433,223,3022 ,7554,226,3112 ,7634,226,3166 ,7861,226,3341 ,8013,226,3418 ,8103,229,3501 ,8211,229,3584 ,8320,230,3700 1930,8435,261,3762 ,8492,261,3825 ,8541,261,3865 ,8624,264,3939 ,8765,264,4044 ,8866,271,4072 ,8945,271,4126 ,9053,295,4206 ,9126,295,4255 ,9197,295,4296 1940,9224,295,4326 ,9284,295,4360 ,9334,295,4422 ,9404,295,4476 ,9440,295,4521 ,9450,295,4529 ,9466,295,4538 ,9510,295,4565 ,9552,295,4594 ,9617,296,4635 1950,9650,296,4665 ,9691,296,4684 ,9719,296,4712 ,9812,296,4765 ,9829,296,4771 ,9865,296,4774 ,9876,296,4777 ,9943,297,4789 ,10001,297,4794 ,10043,297,4797 1960,10093,299,4801 ,10114,299,4801 ,10136,300,4805 ,10151,300,4808 ,10181,301,4820 ,10203,301,4825 ,10216,301,4833 ,10265,305,4843 ,10317,305,4859 ,10350,305,4869 1970,10379,306,4874 ,10401,306,4883 ,10417,306,4886 ,10471,306,4892 ,10497,307,4894 ,10574,312,4899 ,10627,312,4916 ,10702,312,4931 ,10743,312,4941 ,10778,312,4941 1980,10856,317,4945 ,10894,326,4946 ,10925,328,4947 ,11007,329,4950 ,11033,332,4950 ,11088,350,4956 ,11112,352,4960 ,11184,354,4965 ,11220,361,4968 ,11271,394,4971 1990,11338,394,4977 ,11394,396,4981 ,11463,408,4984 ,11521,409,4994 ,11592,429,4998 ,11679,438,5014 ,11787,440,5021 ,11865,442,5027 ,11929,447,5032 ,12048,466,5037 2000,12560,468,5046 ,12717,469,5052 ,12798,535,5056 ,13255,546,5082 ,13352,552,5085 ,13374,557,5087 ,13517,570,5088 ,13721,576,5097 ,13868,595,5097 ,14003,617,5098 2010,14138,622,5108 ,14339,627,5111 ,14526,654,5112 ,14833,662,5114 ,15008,692,5114 ,15137,735,5114 ,15274,741,5114 ,15400,746,5114  This table shows the number of genera and species described each year. The 'Accumulated' columns show the number of valid taxa based on our current taxonomic understanding.