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 ,9,0 ,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 ,19,0 ,26,0 ,13,0 ,0,0 ,10,0 ,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 ,10,0 ,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 ,9,0 ,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 ,2,2 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1980,1,0 ,1,2 ,0,1 ,1,3 ,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 ,2,4 ,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 ,1,2 

 ,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 ,3,0 ,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 1900,223,0 ,347,1 ,357,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,135,1 ,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 1920,218,8 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,403,0 ,228,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,130,7 ,133,0 ,189,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,57,0 ,95,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,81,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,64,0 ,67,0 ,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 ,22,0 ,59,4 ,68,0 ,43,0 1970,35,1 ,31,0 ,19,0 ,60,0 ,28,1 ,82,4 ,70,0 ,90,0 ,51,0 ,35,0 1980,83,5 ,39,9 ,32,2 ,85,7 ,26,3 ,61,18 ,28,2 ,77,2 ,39,7 ,54,33 1990,73,0 ,60,2 ,70,12 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,84,2 ,69,5 ,124,21 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,8 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,205,4 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,137,7 ,141,6 ,81,7 

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 ,12,0,1 ,12,0,1 ,12,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 1810,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 1820,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,16,0,2 1830,16,0,2 ,21,0,2 ,21,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,23,0,3 ,25,0,5 1840,28,0,8 ,28,0,8 ,30,0,8 ,30,0,8 ,30,0,10 ,30,0,10 ,30,0,11 ,30,0,11 ,30,0,11 ,30,2,11 1850,32,2,11 ,33,2,12 ,34,2,14 ,39,2,16 ,39,3,16 ,43,3,19 ,43,3,19 ,47,3,24 ,51,3,25 ,53,3,26 1860,56,3,28 ,70,3,33 ,87,3,42 ,94,3,48 ,94,3,48 ,101,3,51 ,109,3,51 ,110,4,52 ,113,8,52 ,115,8,54 1870,120,8,54 ,120,8,54 ,121,8,54 ,121,8,54 ,121,8,55 ,121,8,55 ,121,8,55 ,122,9,55 ,126,9,55 ,127,9,56 1880,127,9,56 ,128,9,58 ,129,9,58 ,130,9,58 ,130,9,58 ,132,9,60 ,134,9,61 ,141,9,65 ,142,9,65 ,143,9,66 1890,147,9,69 ,149,10,72 ,151,10,75 ,162,10,80 ,163,10,81 ,171,10,86 ,172,10,89 ,174,10,92 ,174,10,92 ,176,10,93 1900,180,10,94 ,186,10,99 ,190,10,104 ,190,10,108 ,190,10,111 ,193,10,118 ,197,10,124 ,199,10,127 ,200,10,128 ,201,10,128 1910,205,12,133 ,209,12,143 ,228,12,160 ,232,13,172 ,238,13,185 ,247,25,207 ,251,25,214 ,252,25,217 ,254,25,224 ,257,25,232 1920,267,28,242 ,277,29,248 ,279,29,262 ,280,30,267 ,281,30,270 ,286,30,279 ,292,30,282 ,293,30,287 ,295,30,292 ,296,30,297 1930,298,38,309 ,299,38,310 ,299,38,311 ,300,38,314 ,303,38,316 ,305,39,328 ,307,39,331 ,307,39,335 ,308,39,338 ,308,40,339 1940,309,40,339 ,311,40,344 ,311,40,346 ,312,40,347 ,312,40,355 ,312,40,356 ,312,40,359 ,315,40,364 ,316,40,383 ,316,40,392 1950,316,40,401 ,316,40,403 ,317,40,408 ,317,40,416 ,317,40,418 ,318,40,421 ,319,40,424 ,321,40,430 ,321,40,430 ,321,40,430 1960,322,40,430 ,323,40,430 ,323,40,430 ,323,40,431 ,323,40,432 ,323,40,432 ,323,40,433 ,324,43,435 ,326,43,439 ,327,43,441 1970,327,43,441 ,328,43,441 ,328,43,442 ,329,43,442 ,330,44,442 ,330,46,444 ,330,46,447 ,330,46,447 ,331,46,447 ,332,46,447 1980,333,46,447 ,334,48,447 ,334,49,447 ,335,52,447 ,336,52,447 ,337,56,447 ,338,56,447 ,340,57,447 ,341,62,447 ,342,65,447 1990,348,66,448 ,352,66,448 ,357,66,448 ,357,66,448 ,361,68,450 ,361,68,450 ,361,70,450 ,361,71,451 ,361,71,451 ,362,72,452 2000,364,73,454 ,365,73,454 ,366,110,454 ,367,111,454 ,369,115,454 ,370,117,454 ,372,123,454 ,373,123,455 ,376,126,455 ,384,128,455 2010,385,128,455 ,385,130,455 ,389,135,456 ,390,140,456 ,401,144,457 ,402,147,457 ,407,149,457 ,407,151,457 ,408,153,457   ,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 ,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 1800,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 ,149,0,43 ,149,0,43 ,174,0,54 ,174,0,54 ,174,0,54 ,175,0,55 ,176,0,56 ,177,0,56 1810,177,0,56 ,177,0,56 ,177,0,56 ,177,0,56 ,177,0,56 ,177,0,56 ,177,0,56 ,178,0,57 ,178,0,57 ,179,0,58 1820,179,0,58 ,179,0,58 ,179,6,58 ,179,6,58 ,183,6,60 ,190,6,67 ,190,6,67 ,190,6,67 ,190,6,67 ,190,8,68 1830,190,9,68 ,193,9,71 ,194,9,73 ,196,9,77 ,197,9,82 ,200,9,84 ,214,9,86 ,216,10,86 ,222,10,93 ,227,10,95 1840,246,10,108 ,247,10,109 ,266,10,116 ,266,10,116 ,275,10,122 ,276,10,122 ,291,10,129 ,292,10,129 ,292,10,129 ,305,62,142 1850,315,62,154 ,360,62,164 ,368,62,174 ,384,62,189 ,385,63,192 ,401,63,202 ,409,64,207 ,474,64,222 ,662,64,291 ,729,64,327 1860,814,64,356 ,870,64,380 ,958,64,423 ,1089,64,458 ,1089,64,459 ,1132,65,471 ,1201,65,487 ,1235,82,513 ,1256,127,526 ,1266,127,530 1870,1356,130,548 ,1366,130,551 ,1377,130,552 ,1379,130,553 ,1396,130,574 ,1398,130,574 ,1465,130,588 ,1500,136,601 ,1521,139,611 ,1571,139,625 1880,1572,139,625 ,1601,140,632 ,1606,140,634 ,1626,140,636 ,1642,140,640 ,1661,140,648 ,1756,140,673 ,1926,140,705 ,1946,140,710 ,1999,140,721 1890,2074,140,748 ,2135,164,764 ,2249,164,797 ,2444,164,848 ,2628,164,889 ,2885,166,949 ,2977,166,988 ,3103,166,1008 ,3126,166,1018 ,3313,166,1073 1900,3488,166,1121 ,3735,167,1221 ,4011,167,1302 ,4099,167,1331 ,4193,167,1377 ,4296,167,1434 ,4378,168,1487 ,4509,168,1541 ,4642,168,1621 ,4733,168,1669 1910,4998,169,1769 ,5277,169,1898 ,5534,169,2068 ,5854,169,2207 ,6149,169,2334 ,6400,213,2468 ,6583,213,2579 ,6650,214,2630 ,6710,214,2689 ,6898,214,2763 1920,7055,222,2824 ,7192,222,2915 ,7426,223,3030 ,7547,226,3120 ,7627,226,3174 ,7854,226,3350 ,8004,226,3428 ,8094,229,3511 ,8202,229,3594 ,8311,230,3710 1930,8425,261,3773 ,8484,261,3836 ,8532,261,3877 ,8615,264,3951 ,8755,264,4057 ,8858,271,4084 ,8936,271,4139 ,9045,295,4219 ,9117,295,4269 ,9188,295,4310 1940,9215,295,4340 ,9275,295,4375 ,9325,295,4437 ,9395,295,4491 ,9431,295,4536 ,9441,295,4544 ,9457,295,4553 ,9499,295,4582 ,9541,295,4611 ,9607,296,4651 1950,9641,296,4681 ,9689,296,4700 ,9718,296,4727 ,9811,296,4780 ,9828,296,4786 ,9863,296,4790 ,9874,296,4793 ,9941,297,4805 ,9999,297,4810 ,10041,297,4813 1960,10091,299,4817 ,10112,299,4817 ,10134,300,4821 ,10149,300,4824 ,10179,301,4836 ,10201,301,4841 ,10215,301,4849 ,10264,305,4859 ,10316,305,4875 ,10349,305,4885 1970,10379,306,4890 ,10401,306,4899 ,10417,306,4902 ,10471,306,4908 ,10497,307,4910 ,10574,311,4915 ,10627,311,4932 ,10703,311,4946 ,10744,311,4956 ,10779,311,4956 1980,10858,316,4960 ,10896,325,4961 ,10927,327,4962 ,11009,334,4965 ,11035,337,4965 ,11090,355,4971 ,11114,357,4975 ,11186,359,4980 ,11222,366,4983 ,11273,399,4986 1990,11340,399,4992 ,11396,401,4996 ,11463,413,4999 ,11521,414,5009 ,11592,434,5013 ,11679,443,5029 ,11786,445,5037 ,11864,447,5043 ,11928,452,5048 ,12047,473,5053 2000,12559,475,5062 ,12716,476,5068 ,12797,542,5072 ,13254,553,5098 ,13351,561,5101 ,13373,566,5103 ,13515,579,5105 ,13719,585,5114 ,13866,604,5114 ,14001,626,5115 2010,14135,631,5126 ,14336,635,5130 ,14522,662,5132 ,14829,670,5134 ,15004,700,5134 ,15132,743,5135 ,15269,750,5135 ,15410,756,5135 ,15490,763,5136  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.