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 ,2,2 ,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 ,17,1 ,19,0 ,31,12 ,11,0 ,4,0 ,9,0 ,11,0 1920,20,3 ,16,1 ,16,0 ,6,1 ,4,0 ,13,0 ,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 ,2,1 ,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 ,1,3 ,2,6 ,2,0 ,3,3 ,8,2 2010,1,0 ,0,2 ,5,5 ,1,3 ,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 ,26,63 1850,22,0 ,56,0 ,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 ,60,26 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,12,0 ,12,0 ,1,0 ,39,0 ,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 ,384,46 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,11 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,400,0 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,226,1 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 ,38,9 ,32,2 ,85,1 ,26,3 ,61,18 ,28,2 ,77,2 ,39,7 ,54,33 1990,73,0 ,60,2 ,72,12 ,69,0 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,82,2 ,69,5 ,124,19 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,61 ,483,10 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,203,4 ,187,28 ,274,4 ,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 ,25,0,4 1840,30,0,5 ,30,0,5 ,32,0,5 ,32,0,5 ,32,0,7 ,32,0,7 ,32,0,8 ,32,0,8 ,32,0,8 ,32,2,8 1850,34,2,8 ,35,2,9 ,36,2,11 ,41,2,13 ,41,3,13 ,45,3,16 ,45,3,16 ,49,3,21 ,53,3,22 ,55,3,23 1860,58,3,25 ,69,3,31 ,83,3,43 ,91,3,48 ,91,3,48 ,96,3,52 ,104,3,52 ,104,5,54 ,107,9,54 ,109,9,56 1870,114,9,56 ,114,9,56 ,115,9,56 ,115,9,56 ,116,9,56 ,116,9,56 ,116,9,56 ,117,10,56 ,121,10,56 ,121,10,58 1880,121,10,58 ,123,10,59 ,123,10,60 ,124,10,60 ,124,10,60 ,126,10,62 ,128,10,63 ,135,10,67 ,136,10,67 ,137,10,68 1890,140,10,72 ,141,11,76 ,143,11,79 ,152,11,86 ,153,11,87 ,162,11,91 ,163,11,94 ,165,11,97 ,165,11,97 ,167,11,98 1900,168,11,102 ,173,11,108 ,178,11,112 ,178,11,116 ,178,11,119 ,182,11,124 ,187,11,129 ,189,11,132 ,190,11,133 ,191,11,133 1910,195,13,138 ,199,13,148 ,220,13,163 ,225,14,175 ,232,14,187 ,239,26,211 ,243,26,218 ,243,26,222 ,244,26,230 ,246,26,239 1920,257,29,248 ,267,30,254 ,269,30,268 ,271,31,272 ,271,31,276 ,275,31,285 ,280,31,288 ,281,31,293 ,283,31,298 ,284,31,303 1930,286,39,315 ,287,39,316 ,287,39,317 ,288,39,320 ,291,39,322 ,293,40,334 ,295,40,337 ,295,40,341 ,296,40,344 ,296,41,345 1940,297,41,345 ,299,41,350 ,299,41,352 ,299,41,354 ,299,41,362 ,299,41,363 ,299,41,366 ,303,41,370 ,305,41,388 ,305,41,397 1950,306,41,405 ,306,41,407 ,307,41,412 ,308,41,419 ,308,41,421 ,310,41,423 ,311,41,426 ,313,41,432 ,313,41,432 ,313,41,432 1960,314,41,432 ,315,41,432 ,315,41,432 ,315,41,433 ,315,41,434 ,315,41,434 ,315,41,435 ,316,44,437 ,318,44,441 ,319,44,443 1970,319,44,443 ,320,44,443 ,320,44,444 ,321,44,444 ,323,45,444 ,323,48,446 ,323,48,449 ,323,48,449 ,324,48,449 ,325,48,449 1980,326,48,449 ,327,50,449 ,327,51,449 ,328,51,449 ,329,51,449 ,330,55,449 ,331,55,449 ,332,56,450 ,333,61,450 ,334,64,450 1990,340,65,451 ,344,65,451 ,349,65,451 ,349,65,451 ,353,67,453 ,353,67,453 ,353,69,453 ,353,70,454 ,353,70,454 ,355,71,454 2000,357,72,456 ,358,72,456 ,359,109,456 ,360,110,456 ,362,113,456 ,363,116,456 ,365,122,456 ,366,122,457 ,369,125,457 ,377,127,457 2010,378,127,457 ,378,129,457 ,383,134,457 ,384,137,457 ,384,137,457   ,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 ,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 ,214,9,86 ,215,10,87 ,221,10,94 ,226,10,96 1840,245,10,109 ,246,10,110 ,265,10,117 ,265,10,117 ,274,10,123 ,275,10,123 ,290,10,130 ,291,10,130 ,291,10,130 ,304,73,143 1850,314,73,155 ,360,73,165 ,368,73,175 ,384,73,190 ,385,74,193 ,401,74,203 ,409,75,208 ,472,75,225 ,659,75,295 ,726,75,331 1860,810,75,361 ,864,75,387 ,952,75,430 ,1083,75,465 ,1083,75,466 ,1126,76,478 ,1195,76,494 ,1230,102,519 ,1251,147,532 ,1260,147,537 1870,1349,150,556 ,1358,150,559 ,1369,150,560 ,1369,150,561 ,1386,150,583 ,1388,150,583 ,1455,150,597 ,1490,156,610 ,1511,159,620 ,1561,159,634 1880,1562,159,634 ,1592,160,640 ,1597,160,642 ,1617,160,644 ,1633,160,648 ,1653,160,655 ,1748,160,680 ,1919,160,711 ,1939,160,716 ,1992,160,727 1890,2067,160,754 ,2133,184,765 ,2247,184,798 ,2440,184,851 ,2623,184,893 ,2878,186,955 ,2971,186,993 ,3101,186,1009 ,3122,186,1021 ,3308,186,1077 1900,3487,186,1122 ,3735,186,1221 ,4018,186,1296 ,4108,186,1323 ,4206,186,1365 ,4304,186,1427 ,4392,187,1473 ,4524,187,1526 ,4661,187,1602 ,4754,187,1648 1910,5020,188,1747 ,5309,188,1866 ,5585,188,2017 ,5919,188,2142 ,6215,188,2268 ,6474,234,2393 ,6660,234,2501 ,6723,235,2556 ,6785,235,2613 ,6982,235,2678 1920,7143,246,2735 ,7282,246,2824 ,7516,247,2939 ,7643,250,3023 ,7722,250,3078 ,7955,250,3245 ,8107,250,3322 ,8196,253,3406 ,8306,253,3487 ,8421,254,3598 1930,8539,285,3657 ,8599,285,3717 ,8649,285,3755 ,8735,288,3826 ,8884,288,3923 ,8985,295,3951 ,9066,295,4003 ,9180,319,4077 ,9253,319,4126 ,9326,319,4165 1940,9355,319,4193 ,9415,319,4227 ,9463,319,4291 ,9532,319,4346 ,9568,319,4391 ,9578,319,4399 ,9594,319,4408 ,9639,319,4434 ,9681,319,4463 ,9747,320,4503 1950,9783,320,4530 ,9824,320,4549 ,9854,320,4575 ,9950,320,4625 ,9967,320,4631 ,10003,320,4634 ,10014,320,4637 ,10081,321,4649 ,10139,321,4654 ,10181,321,4657 1960,10231,323,4661 ,10252,323,4661 ,10274,324,4665 ,10289,324,4668 ,10319,325,4680 ,10341,325,4685 ,10356,325,4691 ,10405,329,4701 ,10465,329,4709 ,10499,329,4718 1970,10528,330,4723 ,10550,330,4732 ,10566,330,4735 ,10620,330,4741 ,10646,331,4743 ,10725,336,4746 ,10778,336,4763 ,10853,336,4778 ,10894,336,4788 ,10929,336,4788 1980,11007,341,4792 ,11044,350,4793 ,11074,352,4795 ,11156,353,4798 ,11182,356,4798 ,11237,374,4804 ,11262,376,4807 ,11334,378,4812 ,11370,385,4815 ,11423,418,4816 1990,11490,418,4822 ,11546,420,4826 ,11615,432,4829 ,11676,432,4837 ,11749,452,4839 ,11842,461,4849 ,11954,463,4852 ,12030,465,4858 ,12095,470,4862 ,12214,489,4867 2000,12727,491,4875 ,12886,492,4879 ,12967,553,4883 ,13427,563,4906 ,13524,569,4909 ,13546,574,4911 ,13689,587,4912 ,13894,593,4920 ,14041,612,4920 ,14177,634,4920 2010,14319,639,4923 ,14522,643,4923 ,14708,671,4924 ,14982,675,4924 ,14982,675,4924  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.