Summary of Taxa Described for Year

These charts show the number of genera and species (both extant and fossil) described each year.  ,Extant,Fossil ,0,0 ,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 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1800,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,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 1820,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1830,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 1840,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,2 1850,0,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,2,0 ,0,1 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,5,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1860,2,0 ,6,0 ,10,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,1,1 ,0,4 ,2,0 1870,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,1 ,0,0 ,2,0 1880,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,4,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 1890,3,0 ,3,1 ,3,0 ,6,0 ,1,0 ,5,0 ,3,0 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 1900,1,0 ,5,0 ,5,0 ,4,0 ,3,0 ,6,0 ,6,0 ,3,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 1910,5,2 ,10,0 ,17,0 ,12,1 ,13,0 ,22,12 ,7,0 ,3,0 ,8,0 ,8,0 1920,10,3 ,6,1 ,14,0 ,5,1 ,4,0 ,9,0 ,3,0 ,5,0 ,5,0 ,5,0 1930,12,8 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,3,0 ,2,0 ,12,1 ,3,0 ,4,0 ,3,0 ,1,1 1940,0,0 ,5,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,8,0 ,1,0 ,3,0 ,5,0 ,18,0 ,9,0 1950,9,0 ,2,0 ,5,0 ,7,0 ,2,0 ,3,0 ,3,0 ,6,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1960,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,2,3 ,4,0 ,2,0 1970,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,1 ,2,3 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1980,0,0 ,0,2 ,0,1 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,4 ,0,0 ,0,1 ,0,5 ,0,3 1990,1,1 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,2 ,0,0 ,0,2 ,1,1 ,0,0 ,0,1 2000,3,1 ,0,0 ,0,37 ,0,1 ,0,3 ,0,2 ,0,6 ,1,0 ,0,3 ,0,2 2010,0,0 ,0,2 ,0,5 ,0,5 ,0,4 ,0,3 ,0,2 

 ,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 ,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 ,83,2 ,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 ,204,5 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,126,43 ,98,3 

These charts show the accumulation of genera and species (both extant and fossil) over time.  ,Valid,Fossil,Invalid ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 1760,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,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 ,0,0,0 ,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 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 1790,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 1800,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,0 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 1810,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,1 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 1820,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 1830,0,0,2 ,0,0,2 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,3 ,0,0,4 1840,0,0,5 ,0,0,5 ,0,0,5 ,0,0,5 ,0,0,7 ,0,0,7 ,0,0,8 ,0,0,8 ,0,0,8 ,0,2,8 1850,0,2,8 ,0,2,9 ,0,2,11 ,0,2,13 ,0,3,13 ,0,3,16 ,0,3,16 ,0,3,21 ,0,3,22 ,0,3,23 1860,0,3,25 ,0,3,31 ,0,3,41 ,0,3,46 ,0,3,46 ,0,3,49 ,0,3,49 ,0,4,50 ,0,8,50 ,0,8,52 1870,0,8,52 ,0,8,52 ,0,8,52 ,0,8,52 ,0,8,53 ,0,8,53 ,0,8,53 ,0,9,53 ,0,9,53 ,0,9,55 1880,0,9,55 ,0,9,56 ,0,9,57 ,0,9,57 ,0,9,57 ,0,9,59 ,0,9,60 ,0,9,64 ,0,9,64 ,0,9,65 1890,0,9,68 ,0,10,71 ,0,10,74 ,0,10,80 ,0,10,81 ,0,10,86 ,0,10,89 ,0,10,92 ,0,10,92 ,0,10,93 1900,0,10,94 ,0,10,99 ,0,10,104 ,0,10,108 ,0,10,111 ,0,10,117 ,0,10,123 ,0,10,126 ,0,10,127 ,0,10,127 1910,0,12,132 ,0,12,142 ,0,12,159 ,0,13,171 ,0,13,184 ,0,25,206 ,0,25,213 ,0,25,216 ,0,25,224 ,0,25,232 1920,0,28,242 ,0,29,248 ,0,29,262 ,0,30,267 ,0,30,271 ,0,30,280 ,0,30,283 ,0,30,288 ,0,30,293 ,0,30,298 1930,0,38,310 ,0,38,311 ,0,38,312 ,0,38,315 ,0,38,317 ,0,39,329 ,0,39,332 ,0,39,336 ,0,39,339 ,0,40,340 1940,0,40,340 ,0,40,345 ,0,40,347 ,0,40,348 ,0,40,356 ,0,40,357 ,0,40,360 ,0,40,365 ,0,40,383 ,0,40,392 1950,0,40,401 ,0,40,403 ,0,40,408 ,0,40,415 ,0,40,417 ,0,40,420 ,0,40,423 ,0,40,429 ,0,40,429 ,0,40,429 1960,0,40,429 ,0,40,429 ,0,40,429 ,0,40,430 ,0,40,431 ,0,40,431 ,0,40,432 ,0,43,434 ,0,43,438 ,0,43,440 1970,0,43,440 ,0,43,440 ,0,43,441 ,0,43,441 ,0,44,441 ,0,47,443 ,0,47,446 ,0,47,446 ,0,47,446 ,0,47,446 1980,0,47,446 ,0,49,446 ,0,50,446 ,0,50,446 ,0,50,446 ,0,54,446 ,0,54,446 ,0,55,446 ,0,60,446 ,0,63,446 1990,0,64,447 ,0,64,447 ,0,64,447 ,0,64,447 ,0,66,449 ,0,66,449 ,0,68,449 ,0,69,450 ,0,69,450 ,0,70,450 2000,0,71,453 ,0,71,453 ,0,108,453 ,0,109,453 ,0,112,453 ,0,114,453 ,0,120,453 ,0,120,454 ,0,123,454 ,0,125,454 2010,0,125,454 ,0,127,454 ,0,132,454 ,0,137,454 ,0,141,454 ,0,144,454 ,0,146,454   ,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 ,306,63,141 1850,316,63,153 ,361,63,163 ,369,63,173 ,385,63,188 ,386,64,191 ,402,64,201 ,410,65,206 ,475,65,221 ,663,65,290 ,730,65,326 1860,815,65,355 ,870,65,380 ,958,65,423 ,1089,65,458 ,1089,65,459 ,1132,66,471 ,1201,66,487 ,1237,84,511 ,1258,129,524 ,1268,129,528 1870,1357,132,547 ,1367,132,550 ,1378,132,551 ,1378,132,552 ,1395,132,573 ,1397,132,573 ,1464,132,587 ,1499,138,600 ,1520,141,610 ,1570,141,624 1880,1571,141,624 ,1600,142,631 ,1605,142,633 ,1625,142,635 ,1641,142,639 ,1661,142,646 ,1756,142,671 ,1927,142,702 ,1947,142,707 ,2000,142,718 1890,2075,142,745 ,2140,166,757 ,2255,166,789 ,2448,166,842 ,2632,166,883 ,2889,168,943 ,2982,168,981 ,3109,168,1000 ,3131,168,1011 ,3317,168,1067 1900,3493,168,1115 ,3740,168,1215 ,4018,168,1295 ,4106,168,1324 ,4200,168,1370 ,4303,168,1427 ,4385,169,1479 ,4518,169,1531 ,4651,169,1611 ,4743,169,1658 1910,5010,170,1756 ,5291,170,1883 ,5552,170,2049 ,5876,170,2184 ,6170,170,2312 ,6428,214,2439 ,6612,214,2549 ,6678,215,2601 ,6739,215,2659 ,6932,215,2728 1920,7091,224,2787 ,7228,224,2878 ,7462,225,2993 ,7583,228,3083 ,7662,228,3138 ,7893,228,3309 ,8044,228,3387 ,8134,231,3470 ,8243,231,3552 ,8353,232,3667 1930,8471,263,3726 ,8528,263,3789 ,8577,263,3828 ,8660,266,3902 ,8806,266,4002 ,8907,273,4030 ,8986,273,4084 ,9099,297,4159 ,9173,297,4207 ,9244,297,4248 1940,9273,297,4276 ,9333,297,4310 ,9383,297,4372 ,9453,297,4426 ,9489,297,4471 ,9499,297,4479 ,9515,297,4488 ,9559,297,4515 ,9601,297,4544 ,9667,298,4584 1950,9701,298,4613 ,9742,298,4632 ,9770,298,4660 ,9866,298,4710 ,9883,298,4716 ,9919,298,4719 ,9930,298,4722 ,9997,299,4734 ,10055,299,4739 ,10097,299,4742 1960,10147,301,4746 ,10168,301,4746 ,10190,302,4750 ,10205,302,4753 ,10235,303,4765 ,10257,303,4770 ,10270,303,4778 ,10319,307,4788 ,10378,307,4797 ,10411,307,4807 1970,10440,308,4812 ,10462,308,4821 ,10478,308,4824 ,10532,308,4830 ,10558,309,4832 ,10637,314,4835 ,10690,314,4852 ,10765,314,4867 ,10806,314,4877 ,10841,314,4877 1980,10919,319,4881 ,10957,328,4882 ,10988,330,4883 ,11070,331,4886 ,11096,334,4886 ,11151,352,4892 ,11175,354,4896 ,11247,356,4901 ,11283,363,4904 ,11334,396,4907 1990,11401,396,4913 ,11457,398,4917 ,11526,410,4920 ,11585,411,4929 ,11657,431,4932 ,11747,440,4945 ,11857,442,4950 ,11934,444,4956 ,11999,449,4960 ,12118,468,4965 2000,12630,470,4974 ,12788,471,4979 ,12869,537,4983 ,13326,548,5009 ,13423,554,5012 ,13445,559,5014 ,13588,572,5015 ,13793,578,5023 ,13940,597,5023 ,14075,619,5024 2010,14210,624,5034 ,14411,629,5037 ,14598,656,5038 ,14906,664,5039 ,15081,694,5039 ,15207,737,5039 ,15305,740,5039  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.