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 1920,20,2 ,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 1990,7,2 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,6,2 ,0,0 ,0,2 ,1,1 ,0,0 ,2,2 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 ,2,1 2020,1,7 ,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 ,26,51 1850,22,0 ,55,0 ,18,0 ,31,0 ,4,1 ,26,0 ,13,1 ,80,0 ,257,0 ,102,0 1860,114,0 ,79,0 ,131,0 ,166,0 ,1,0 ,55,1 ,85,0 ,60,17 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,15,0 ,12,0 ,3,0 ,36,0 ,2,0 ,81,0 ,48,6 ,31,3 ,64,0 1880,1,0 ,36,1 ,7,0 ,22,0 ,20,0 ,27,0 ,121,0 ,202,0 ,25,0 ,64,0 1890,102,0 ,77,24 ,147,0 ,247,0 ,225,0 ,317,2 ,131,0 ,146,0 ,33,0 ,242,0 1900,223,0 ,348,1 ,358,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,135,1 ,185,0 ,213,0 ,139,0 1910,365,1 ,409,0 ,427,0 ,459,0 ,422,0 ,386,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,8 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,135,0 ,403,0 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,190,0 ,225,1 1930,178,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,132,7 ,134,0 ,191,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,56,0 ,95,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,82,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,64,0 ,68,0 ,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 1990,73,1 ,61,2 ,69,12 ,68,1 ,75,19 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,85,2 ,69,5 ,124,22 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,65 ,483,11 ,100,8 ,24,5 ,145,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,206,4 ,188,27 ,310,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,140,7 ,143,6 ,119,8 ,150,9 2020,218,26 ,106,3 

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 ,239,13,184 ,248,25,206 ,252,25,213 ,253,25,216 ,255,25,223 ,258,25,231 1920,267,27,242 ,277,28,248 ,279,28,262 ,280,29,267 ,281,29,270 ,286,29,279 ,292,29,282 ,293,29,287 ,295,29,292 ,296,29,297 1930,298,37,309 ,299,37,310 ,299,37,311 ,300,37,314 ,303,37,316 ,305,38,328 ,307,38,331 ,307,38,335 ,308,38,338 ,308,39,339 1940,309,39,339 ,311,39,344 ,311,39,346 ,312,39,347 ,312,39,355 ,312,39,356 ,312,39,359 ,315,39,364 ,316,39,383 ,316,39,392 1950,316,39,401 ,316,39,403 ,317,39,408 ,317,39,416 ,317,39,418 ,318,39,421 ,319,39,424 ,321,39,430 ,321,39,430 ,321,39,430 1960,322,39,430 ,323,39,430 ,323,39,430 ,323,39,431 ,323,39,432 ,323,39,432 ,323,39,433 ,324,42,435 ,326,42,439 ,327,42,441 1970,327,42,441 ,328,42,441 ,328,42,442 ,329,42,442 ,330,43,442 ,330,45,444 ,330,45,447 ,330,45,447 ,331,45,447 ,332,45,447 1980,333,45,447 ,334,47,447 ,334,48,447 ,335,51,447 ,336,51,447 ,337,55,447 ,338,55,447 ,340,56,447 ,341,61,447 ,342,64,447 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 ,362,73,452 2000,364,74,454 ,365,74,454 ,366,111,454 ,367,112,454 ,369,116,454 ,370,118,454 ,372,124,454 ,373,124,455 ,376,127,455 ,384,129,455 2010,385,129,455 ,385,131,455 ,389,136,456 ,390,141,456 ,401,145,457 ,402,148,457 ,407,150,457 ,407,152,457 ,408,154,457 ,410,155,457 2020,411,162,457 ,411,162,457   ,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 ,69,0,21 ,79,0,23 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,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 ,307,61,140 1850,317,61,152 ,362,61,162 ,371,61,171 ,387,61,186 ,388,62,189 ,404,62,199 ,412,63,204 ,477,63,219 ,665,63,288 ,731,63,324 1860,816,63,353 ,871,63,377 ,959,63,420 ,1092,63,453 ,1092,63,454 ,1135,64,466 ,1204,64,482 ,1238,81,508 ,1259,126,521 ,1269,126,525 1870,1357,129,545 ,1367,129,550 ,1378,129,551 ,1380,129,552 ,1397,129,571 ,1399,129,571 ,1466,129,585 ,1501,135,598 ,1522,138,608 ,1572,138,622 1880,1573,138,622 ,1602,139,629 ,1607,139,631 ,1627,139,633 ,1643,139,637 ,1662,139,645 ,1758,139,670 ,1929,139,701 ,1949,139,706 ,2002,139,717 1890,2077,139,744 ,2137,163,761 ,2251,163,794 ,2444,163,848 ,2628,163,889 ,2883,165,951 ,2975,165,990 ,3100,165,1011 ,3123,165,1021 ,3309,165,1077 1900,3480,165,1129 ,3727,166,1230 ,4002,166,1313 ,4090,166,1342 ,4182,166,1390 ,4283,166,1449 ,4363,167,1504 ,4492,167,1560 ,4623,167,1642 ,4712,167,1692 1910,4977,168,1792 ,5257,168,1921 ,5507,168,2098 ,5825,168,2239 ,6118,168,2368 ,6367,212,2505 ,6547,212,2619 ,6614,213,2670 ,6673,213,2730 ,6859,213,2806 1920,7007,221,2876 ,7142,221,2969 ,7370,222,3090 ,7484,225,3187 ,7563,225,3243 ,7793,225,3416 ,7942,225,3496 ,8032,228,3579 ,8138,228,3663 ,8249,229,3777 1930,8363,260,3841 ,8422,260,3904 ,8470,260,3945 ,8551,263,4021 ,8689,263,4129 ,8793,270,4157 ,8870,270,4214 ,8979,294,4296 ,9050,294,4347 ,9119,294,4390 1940,9145,294,4420 ,9205,294,4455 ,9254,294,4518 ,9324,294,4572 ,9361,294,4617 ,9371,294,4625 ,9386,294,4635 ,9428,294,4664 ,9470,294,4693 ,9536,295,4733 1950,9570,295,4763 ,9619,295,4782 ,9648,295,4809 ,9741,295,4862 ,9757,295,4869 ,9792,295,4873 ,9803,295,4876 ,9870,296,4888 ,9928,296,4893 ,9970,296,4896 1960,10019,298,4901 ,10040,298,4901 ,10062,299,4905 ,10077,299,4908 ,10107,300,4920 ,10129,300,4925 ,10143,300,4933 ,10193,304,4942 ,10245,304,4958 ,10276,304,4970 1970,10306,305,4975 ,10329,305,4983 ,10345,305,4986 ,10399,305,4992 ,10425,306,4994 ,10502,310,4999 ,10555,310,5016 ,10630,310,5031 ,10670,310,5042 ,10705,310,5042 1980,10784,315,5046 ,10822,324,5047 ,10853,326,5048 ,10935,333,5051 ,10961,336,5051 ,11016,354,5057 ,11040,356,5061 ,11112,358,5066 ,11149,365,5068 ,11199,398,5072 1990,11266,399,5078 ,11323,401,5082 ,11387,413,5087 ,11445,414,5097 ,11516,433,5101 ,11604,442,5116 ,11704,444,5131 ,11783,446,5137 ,11847,451,5142 ,11966,473,5147 2000,12477,475,5157 ,12634,476,5163 ,12715,541,5167 ,13161,552,5204 ,13258,560,5207 ,13280,565,5209 ,13423,578,5211 ,13627,584,5220 ,13774,603,5220 ,13909,625,5221 2010,14042,630,5233 ,14243,634,5238 ,14429,661,5240 ,14737,669,5242 ,14912,699,5242 ,15040,742,5243 ,15180,749,5243 ,15323,755,5243 ,15438,763,5247 ,15588,772,5247 2020,15806,798,5247 ,15912,801,5247  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.