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 ,0,0 

 ,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 ,88,0 ,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 ,99,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,204,5 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,126,43 ,127,3 ,0,0 

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 ,386,132,453 ,387,137,453 ,398,141,454 ,399,144,454 ,404,146,454 ,404,146,454   ,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 ,870,64,380 ,958,64,423 ,1089,64,458 ,1089,64,459 ,1132,65,471 ,1201,65,487 ,1236,82,512 ,1257,127,525 ,1267,127,529 1870,1356,130,548 ,1366,130,551 ,1377,130,552 ,1377,130,553 ,1394,130,574 ,1396,130,574 ,1463,130,588 ,1498,136,601 ,1519,139,611 ,1569,139,625 1880,1570,139,625 ,1599,140,632 ,1604,140,634 ,1624,140,636 ,1640,140,640 ,1660,140,647 ,1755,140,672 ,1926,140,703 ,1946,140,708 ,1999,140,719 1890,2074,140,746 ,2139,164,758 ,2254,164,790 ,2447,164,843 ,2631,164,884 ,2888,166,944 ,2981,166,982 ,3108,166,1001 ,3130,166,1012 ,3316,166,1068 1900,3492,166,1116 ,3739,166,1216 ,4017,166,1296 ,4105,166,1325 ,4199,166,1371 ,4302,166,1428 ,4384,167,1480 ,4516,167,1533 ,4649,167,1613 ,4741,167,1660 1910,5008,168,1758 ,5289,168,1885 ,5550,168,2051 ,5872,168,2188 ,6167,168,2315 ,6424,212,2443 ,6608,212,2553 ,6674,213,2605 ,6735,213,2663 ,6928,213,2732 1920,7085,222,2793 ,7221,222,2885 ,7455,223,3000 ,7576,226,3090 ,7656,226,3144 ,7887,226,3315 ,8039,226,3392 ,8129,229,3475 ,8238,229,3557 ,8347,230,3673 1930,8462,261,3735 ,8519,261,3798 ,8568,261,3837 ,8651,264,3911 ,8794,264,4014 ,8895,271,4042 ,8974,271,4096 ,9087,295,4171 ,9161,295,4219 ,9232,295,4260 1940,9259,295,4290 ,9319,295,4324 ,9369,295,4386 ,9439,295,4440 ,9475,295,4485 ,9485,295,4493 ,9501,295,4502 ,9545,295,4529 ,9587,295,4558 ,9652,296,4599 1950,9685,296,4629 ,9726,296,4648 ,9754,296,4676 ,9849,296,4727 ,9866,296,4733 ,9902,296,4736 ,9913,296,4739 ,9980,297,4751 ,10038,297,4756 ,10080,297,4759 1960,10130,299,4763 ,10151,299,4763 ,10173,300,4767 ,10188,300,4770 ,10218,301,4782 ,10240,301,4787 ,10253,301,4795 ,10302,305,4805 ,10361,305,4814 ,10394,305,4824 1970,10423,306,4829 ,10445,306,4838 ,10461,306,4841 ,10515,306,4847 ,10541,307,4849 ,10618,312,4854 ,10671,312,4871 ,10746,312,4886 ,10787,312,4896 ,10822,312,4896 1980,10900,317,4900 ,10938,326,4901 ,10969,328,4902 ,11051,329,4905 ,11077,332,4905 ,11132,350,4911 ,11156,352,4915 ,11228,354,4920 ,11264,361,4923 ,11315,394,4926 1990,11382,394,4932 ,11438,396,4936 ,11507,408,4939 ,11566,409,4948 ,11638,429,4951 ,11725,438,4967 ,11835,440,4972 ,11913,442,4978 ,11977,447,4983 ,12096,466,4988 2000,12608,468,4997 ,12765,469,5003 ,12846,535,5007 ,13303,546,5033 ,13399,552,5036 ,13421,557,5038 ,13564,570,5039 ,13768,576,5048 ,13915,595,5048 ,14050,617,5049 2010,14185,622,5059 ,14386,627,5062 ,14573,654,5063 ,14880,662,5065 ,15055,692,5065 ,15181,735,5065 ,15308,738,5065 ,15308,738,5065  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.