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 ,2,0 ,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 ,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 ,1,5 ,12,4 ,1,3 

 ,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 ,26,53 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 ,60,18 ,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 ,384,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,9 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,401,0 ,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 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,82,2 ,69,5 ,124,19 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,203,5 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,173,30 ,86,39 

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 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 1800,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,4,0,0 ,4,0,1 ,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 ,26,0,4 1840,31,0,5 ,31,0,5 ,33,0,5 ,33,0,5 ,33,0,7 ,33,0,7 ,33,0,8 ,33,0,8 ,33,0,8 ,33,2,8 1850,35,2,8 ,36,2,9 ,37,2,11 ,42,2,13 ,42,3,13 ,46,3,16 ,46,3,16 ,50,3,21 ,54,3,22 ,56,3,23 1860,59,3,25 ,70,3,31 ,86,3,41 ,94,3,46 ,94,3,46 ,100,3,49 ,108,3,49 ,109,4,50 ,112,8,50 ,114,8,52 1870,119,8,52 ,119,8,52 ,120,8,52 ,120,8,52 ,120,8,53 ,120,8,53 ,120,8,53 ,121,9,53 ,125,9,53 ,125,9,55 1880,125,9,55 ,127,9,56 ,127,9,57 ,128,9,57 ,128,9,57 ,130,9,59 ,132,9,60 ,139,9,64 ,140,9,64 ,141,9,65 1890,145,9,68 ,147,10,71 ,149,10,74 ,159,10,80 ,160,10,81 ,168,10,86 ,169,10,89 ,171,10,92 ,171,10,92 ,173,10,93 1900,177,10,94 ,183,10,99 ,187,10,104 ,187,10,108 ,187,10,111 ,190,10,117 ,194,10,123 ,196,10,126 ,197,10,127 ,198,10,127 1910,202,12,132 ,206,12,142 ,227,12,157 ,231,13,169 ,237,13,182 ,246,25,204 ,250,25,211 ,251,25,214 ,252,25,222 ,254,25,231 1920,265,28,240 ,275,29,246 ,277,29,260 ,278,30,265 ,278,30,269 ,283,30,278 ,288,30,281 ,289,30,286 ,291,30,291 ,292,30,296 1930,294,38,308 ,295,38,309 ,295,38,310 ,296,38,313 ,299,38,315 ,301,39,327 ,303,39,330 ,303,39,334 ,304,39,337 ,304,40,338 1940,305,40,338 ,307,40,343 ,307,40,345 ,308,40,346 ,308,40,354 ,308,40,355 ,308,40,358 ,311,40,363 ,313,40,381 ,313,40,390 1950,313,40,399 ,313,40,401 ,314,40,406 ,315,40,413 ,315,40,415 ,317,40,417 ,318,40,420 ,320,40,426 ,320,40,426 ,320,40,426 1960,321,40,426 ,322,40,426 ,322,40,426 ,322,40,427 ,322,40,428 ,322,40,428 ,322,40,429 ,323,43,431 ,325,43,435 ,326,43,437 1970,326,43,437 ,327,43,437 ,327,43,438 ,328,43,438 ,330,44,438 ,330,47,440 ,330,47,443 ,330,47,443 ,331,47,443 ,332,47,443 1980,333,47,443 ,334,49,443 ,334,50,443 ,335,50,443 ,336,50,443 ,337,54,443 ,338,54,443 ,340,55,443 ,341,60,443 ,342,63,443 1990,348,64,444 ,352,64,444 ,357,64,444 ,357,64,444 ,361,66,446 ,361,66,446 ,361,68,446 ,361,69,447 ,361,69,447 ,363,70,447 2000,365,71,449 ,366,71,449 ,367,108,449 ,368,109,449 ,370,112,449 ,371,115,449 ,373,121,449 ,374,121,450 ,377,124,450 ,385,126,450 2010,386,126,450 ,386,128,450 ,391,133,450 ,392,138,450 ,404,142,450 ,405,145,450   ,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 ,304,63,143 1850,314,63,155 ,359,63,165 ,367,63,175 ,383,63,190 ,384,64,193 ,400,64,203 ,408,65,208 ,472,65,224 ,659,65,294 ,726,65,330 1860,810,65,360 ,864,65,386 ,952,65,429 ,1083,65,464 ,1083,65,465 ,1126,66,477 ,1195,66,493 ,1230,84,518 ,1251,129,531 ,1261,129,535 1870,1350,132,554 ,1359,132,557 ,1370,132,558 ,1370,132,559 ,1387,132,581 ,1389,132,581 ,1456,132,595 ,1491,138,608 ,1512,141,618 ,1562,141,632 1880,1563,141,632 ,1592,142,639 ,1597,142,641 ,1617,142,643 ,1633,142,647 ,1653,142,654 ,1747,142,680 ,1918,142,711 ,1938,142,716 ,1992,142,726 1890,2067,142,753 ,2133,166,764 ,2249,166,795 ,2442,166,848 ,2624,166,891 ,2880,168,952 ,2973,168,990 ,3102,168,1007 ,3123,168,1019 ,3309,168,1075 1900,3485,168,1123 ,3730,168,1225 ,4010,168,1303 ,4098,168,1332 ,4193,168,1377 ,4292,168,1438 ,4374,169,1490 ,4506,169,1543 ,4639,169,1623 ,4731,169,1670 1910,4997,170,1769 ,5286,170,1888 ,5549,170,2052 ,5875,170,2185 ,6168,170,2314 ,6427,214,2439 ,6611,214,2549 ,6676,215,2602 ,6737,215,2660 ,6930,215,2729 1920,7090,224,2787 ,7227,224,2878 ,7461,225,2993 ,7583,228,3082 ,7662,228,3137 ,7893,228,3307 ,8045,228,3384 ,8134,231,3468 ,8242,231,3551 ,8355,232,3664 1930,8473,263,3723 ,8531,263,3785 ,8581,263,3823 ,8665,266,3896 ,8812,266,3995 ,8913,273,4023 ,8993,273,4076 ,9107,297,4150 ,9181,297,4198 ,9253,297,4238 1940,9282,297,4266 ,9342,297,4300 ,9391,297,4363 ,9459,297,4419 ,9495,297,4464 ,9505,297,4472 ,9521,297,4481 ,9566,297,4507 ,9608,297,4536 ,9674,298,4576 1950,9709,298,4604 ,9750,298,4623 ,9779,298,4650 ,9875,298,4700 ,9892,298,4706 ,9928,298,4709 ,9939,298,4712 ,10006,299,4724 ,10064,299,4729 ,10106,299,4732 1960,10156,301,4736 ,10177,301,4736 ,10199,302,4740 ,10214,302,4743 ,10244,303,4755 ,10266,303,4760 ,10279,303,4768 ,10328,307,4778 ,10387,307,4787 ,10420,307,4797 1970,10449,308,4802 ,10471,308,4811 ,10487,308,4814 ,10541,308,4820 ,10567,309,4822 ,10646,314,4825 ,10699,314,4842 ,10774,314,4857 ,10815,314,4867 ,10850,314,4867 1980,10928,319,4871 ,10965,328,4872 ,10995,330,4874 ,11077,331,4877 ,11103,334,4877 ,11158,352,4883 ,11183,354,4886 ,11255,356,4891 ,11291,363,4894 ,11342,396,4897 1990,11409,396,4903 ,11465,398,4907 ,11534,410,4910 ,11594,411,4918 ,11666,431,4921 ,11759,440,4931 ,11869,442,4936 ,11945,444,4942 ,12010,449,4946 ,12129,468,4951 2000,12641,470,4960 ,12799,471,4965 ,12880,537,4969 ,13339,548,4993 ,13436,554,4996 ,13458,559,4998 ,13601,572,4999 ,13806,578,5007 ,13953,597,5007 ,14088,619,5008 2010,14222,624,5019 ,14424,629,5020 ,14611,656,5021 ,14920,664,5021 ,15093,694,5021 ,15179,733,5021  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.