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 ,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 ,12,0 ,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 1990,7,1 ,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 ,1,2 ,3,1 

 ,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 ,230,0 ,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 1990,73,0 ,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 ,160,7 ,77,1 

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 ,69,3,33 ,85,3,43 ,92,3,49 ,92,3,49 ,99,3,52 ,107,3,52 ,108,4,53 ,111,8,53 ,113,8,55 1870,118,8,55 ,118,8,55 ,119,8,55 ,119,8,55 ,119,8,56 ,119,8,56 ,119,8,56 ,120,9,56 ,124,9,56 ,125,9,57 1880,125,9,57 ,126,9,59 ,127,9,59 ,128,9,59 ,128,9,59 ,130,9,61 ,132,9,62 ,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 ,173,10,88 ,176,10,90 ,176,10,90 ,178,10,91 1900,182,10,92 ,188,10,97 ,192,10,102 ,192,10,106 ,192,10,109 ,195,10,116 ,199,10,122 ,201,10,125 ,202,10,126 ,203,10,126 1910,207,12,131 ,211,12,141 ,229,12,159 ,233,13,171 ,240,13,183 ,249,25,205 ,253,25,212 ,254,25,215 ,256,25,222 ,259,25,230 1920,268,27,241 ,278,28,247 ,280,28,261 ,281,29,266 ,282,29,269 ,287,29,278 ,293,29,281 ,294,29,286 ,296,29,291 ,297,29,296 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 ,317,39,422 ,318,39,425 ,320,39,431 ,320,39,431 ,320,39,431 1960,321,39,431 ,322,39,431 ,322,39,431 ,322,39,432 ,322,39,433 ,322,39,433 ,322,39,434 ,322,42,437 ,324,42,441 ,325,42,443 1970,325,42,443 ,326,42,443 ,326,42,444 ,327,42,444 ,328,43,444 ,328,45,446 ,328,45,449 ,328,45,449 ,329,45,449 ,330,45,449 1980,331,45,449 ,332,47,449 ,332,48,449 ,333,51,449 ,334,51,449 ,335,55,449 ,336,55,449 ,338,56,449 ,339,61,449 ,340,64,449 1990,346,65,450 ,350,65,450 ,355,65,450 ,355,65,450 ,359,67,452 ,359,67,452 ,359,69,452 ,359,70,453 ,359,70,453 ,360,72,454 2000,362,73,456 ,363,73,456 ,364,110,456 ,365,111,456 ,367,115,456 ,368,117,456 ,370,123,456 ,371,123,457 ,374,126,457 ,382,128,457 2010,383,128,457 ,383,130,457 ,387,135,458 ,388,140,458 ,399,144,459 ,400,147,459 ,405,149,459 ,405,151,459 ,406,153,459 ,408,154,459 2020,409,161,459 ,410,163,459 ,412,164,460   ,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 ,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 ,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 ,664,63,289 ,730,63,325 1860,815,63,354 ,870,63,378 ,958,63,421 ,1091,63,454 ,1091,63,455 ,1134,64,467 ,1203,64,483 ,1237,81,509 ,1258,126,522 ,1268,126,526 1870,1356,129,546 ,1366,129,551 ,1377,129,552 ,1379,129,553 ,1396,129,572 ,1398,129,572 ,1465,129,586 ,1500,135,599 ,1521,138,609 ,1571,138,623 1880,1572,138,623 ,1601,139,630 ,1606,139,632 ,1626,139,634 ,1642,139,638 ,1661,139,646 ,1757,139,671 ,1928,139,702 ,1948,139,707 ,2001,139,718 1890,2076,139,745 ,2133,163,765 ,2247,163,798 ,2438,163,854 ,2622,163,895 ,2874,165,960 ,2966,165,999 ,3088,165,1023 ,3111,165,1033 ,3296,165,1090 1900,3467,165,1142 ,3712,166,1245 ,3984,166,1331 ,4072,166,1360 ,4163,166,1409 ,4264,166,1468 ,4346,167,1521 ,4473,167,1579 ,4604,167,1661 ,4693,167,1711 1910,4954,168,1815 ,5221,168,1957 ,5471,168,2134 ,5784,168,2280 ,6075,168,2411 ,6322,212,2550 ,6500,212,2666 ,6567,213,2717 ,6626,213,2777 ,6813,213,2852 1920,6960,221,2923 ,7095,221,3016 ,7321,222,3139 ,7435,225,3236 ,7513,225,3293 ,7739,225,3470 ,7887,225,3552 ,7977,228,3635 ,8083,228,3719 ,8193,229,3834 1930,8306,260,3899 ,8362,260,3965 ,8409,260,4007 ,8490,263,4083 ,8628,263,4191 ,8733,270,4218 ,8808,270,4277 ,8913,294,4363 ,8983,294,4415 ,9051,294,4459 1940,9077,294,4489 ,9137,294,4524 ,9187,294,4586 ,9257,294,4640 ,9294,294,4685 ,9304,294,4693 ,9319,294,4703 ,9360,294,4733 ,9402,294,4762 ,9466,295,4804 1950,9500,295,4834 ,9549,295,4853 ,9578,295,4880 ,9671,295,4933 ,9687,295,4940 ,9722,295,4944 ,9733,295,4947 ,9791,296,4968 ,9849,296,4973 ,9890,296,4977 1960,9939,298,4982 ,9960,298,4982 ,9982,299,4986 ,9997,299,4989 ,10028,300,5000 ,10050,300,5005 ,10065,300,5012 ,10115,304,5021 ,10173,304,5031 ,10203,304,5044 1970,10233,305,5049 ,10256,305,5057 ,10272,305,5060 ,10326,305,5066 ,10352,306,5068 ,10429,310,5073 ,10482,310,5090 ,10558,310,5104 ,10598,310,5115 ,10633,310,5115 1980,10712,315,5119 ,10750,324,5120 ,10781,326,5121 ,10863,333,5124 ,10889,336,5124 ,10944,354,5130 ,10968,356,5134 ,11040,358,5139 ,11077,365,5141 ,11127,398,5145 1990,11193,398,5152 ,11250,400,5156 ,11314,412,5161 ,11372,413,5171 ,11443,432,5175 ,11531,441,5190 ,11631,443,5205 ,11710,445,5211 ,11774,450,5216 ,11893,472,5221 2000,12404,474,5231 ,12561,475,5237 ,12642,540,5241 ,13088,551,5278 ,13185,559,5281 ,13207,564,5283 ,13350,577,5285 ,13553,583,5295 ,13697,602,5298 ,13831,624,5300 2010,13963,629,5313 ,14164,633,5318 ,14350,660,5320 ,14656,668,5324 ,14831,698,5324 ,14959,741,5325 ,15099,748,5325 ,15241,754,5326 ,15356,762,5330 ,15506,771,5330 2020,15724,797,5330 ,15884,804,5330 ,15961,805,5330  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.