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 ,2,1 ,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 ,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 ,26,53 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 ,390,44 ,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 ,188,28 ,309,7 ,173,30 ,52,1 

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 ,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 ,85,3,41 ,93,3,46 ,93,3,46 ,99,3,49 ,107,3,49 ,108,4,50 ,111,8,50 ,113,8,52 1870,118,8,52 ,118,8,52 ,119,8,52 ,119,8,52 ,119,8,53 ,119,8,53 ,119,8,53 ,120,9,53 ,124,9,53 ,124,9,55 1880,124,9,55 ,126,9,56 ,126,9,57 ,127,9,57 ,127,9,57 ,129,9,59 ,131,9,60 ,138,9,64 ,139,9,64 ,140,9,65 1890,144,9,68 ,146,10,71 ,148,10,74 ,158,10,80 ,159,10,81 ,167,10,86 ,168,10,89 ,170,10,92 ,170,10,92 ,172,10,93 1900,176,10,94 ,182,10,99 ,186,10,104 ,186,10,108 ,186,10,111 ,189,10,117 ,193,10,123 ,195,10,126 ,196,10,127 ,197,10,127 1910,201,12,132 ,205,12,142 ,226,12,157 ,230,13,169 ,236,13,182 ,245,25,204 ,249,25,211 ,250,25,214 ,251,25,222 ,253,25,231 1920,264,28,240 ,274,29,246 ,276,29,260 ,277,30,265 ,277,30,269 ,282,30,278 ,287,30,281 ,288,30,286 ,290,30,291 ,291,30,296 1930,293,38,308 ,294,38,309 ,294,38,310 ,295,38,313 ,298,38,315 ,300,39,327 ,302,39,330 ,302,39,334 ,303,39,337 ,303,40,338 1940,304,40,338 ,306,40,343 ,306,40,345 ,307,40,346 ,307,40,354 ,307,40,355 ,307,40,358 ,310,40,363 ,312,40,381 ,312,40,390 1950,312,40,399 ,312,40,401 ,313,40,406 ,314,40,413 ,314,40,415 ,316,40,417 ,317,40,420 ,319,40,426 ,319,40,426 ,319,40,426 1960,320,40,426 ,321,40,426 ,321,40,426 ,321,40,427 ,321,40,428 ,321,40,428 ,321,40,429 ,322,43,431 ,324,43,435 ,325,43,437 1970,325,43,437 ,326,43,437 ,326,43,438 ,327,43,438 ,329,44,438 ,329,47,440 ,329,47,443 ,329,47,443 ,330,47,443 ,331,47,443 1980,332,47,443 ,333,49,443 ,333,50,443 ,334,50,443 ,335,50,443 ,336,54,443 ,337,54,443 ,339,55,443 ,340,60,443 ,341,63,443 1990,347,64,444 ,351,64,444 ,356,64,444 ,356,64,444 ,360,66,446 ,360,66,446 ,360,68,446 ,360,69,447 ,360,69,447 ,362,70,447 2000,364,71,449 ,365,71,449 ,366,108,449 ,367,109,449 ,369,112,449 ,370,115,449 ,372,121,449 ,373,121,450 ,376,124,450 ,384,126,450 2010,385,126,450 ,385,128,450 ,390,133,450 ,391,138,450 ,403,142,450 ,403,142,450   ,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 1900,3488,168,1120 ,3733,168,1222 ,4013,168,1300 ,4101,168,1329 ,4196,168,1374 ,4295,168,1435 ,4377,169,1487 ,4509,169,1540 ,4642,169,1620 ,4735,169,1666 1910,5001,170,1765 ,5290,170,1884 ,5553,170,2048 ,5879,170,2181 ,6172,170,2310 ,6437,214,2435 ,6621,214,2545 ,6686,215,2598 ,6747,215,2656 ,6940,215,2725 1920,7100,224,2783 ,7237,224,2874 ,7471,225,2989 ,7593,228,3078 ,7672,228,3133 ,7903,228,3303 ,8055,228,3380 ,8144,231,3464 ,8252,231,3547 ,8365,232,3660 1930,8483,263,3719 ,8541,263,3781 ,8591,263,3819 ,8675,266,3892 ,8822,266,3991 ,8923,273,4019 ,9003,273,4072 ,9117,297,4146 ,9191,297,4194 ,9263,297,4234 1940,9292,297,4262 ,9352,297,4296 ,9401,297,4359 ,9469,297,4415 ,9505,297,4460 ,9515,297,4468 ,9531,297,4477 ,9576,297,4503 ,9618,297,4532 ,9684,298,4572 1950,9719,298,4600 ,9760,298,4619 ,9789,298,4646 ,9885,298,4696 ,9902,298,4702 ,9938,298,4705 ,9949,298,4708 ,10016,299,4720 ,10074,299,4725 ,10116,299,4728 1960,10166,301,4732 ,10187,301,4732 ,10209,302,4736 ,10224,302,4739 ,10254,303,4751 ,10276,303,4756 ,10289,303,4764 ,10338,307,4774 ,10397,307,4783 ,10430,307,4793 1970,10459,308,4798 ,10481,308,4807 ,10497,308,4810 ,10551,308,4816 ,10577,309,4818 ,10656,314,4821 ,10709,314,4838 ,10784,314,4853 ,10825,314,4863 ,10860,314,4863 1980,10938,319,4867 ,10975,328,4868 ,11005,330,4870 ,11087,331,4873 ,11113,334,4873 ,11168,352,4879 ,11193,354,4882 ,11265,356,4887 ,11301,363,4890 ,11352,396,4893 1990,11419,396,4899 ,11475,398,4903 ,11544,410,4906 ,11604,411,4914 ,11676,431,4917 ,11769,440,4927 ,11879,442,4932 ,11955,444,4938 ,12020,449,4942 ,12139,468,4947 2000,12652,470,4955 ,12810,471,4960 ,12891,537,4964 ,13350,548,4988 ,13447,554,4991 ,13469,559,4993 ,13612,572,4994 ,13817,578,5002 ,13964,597,5002 ,14099,619,5003 2010,14233,624,5014 ,14435,629,5015 ,14622,657,5016 ,14931,664,5016 ,15104,694,5016 ,15156,695,5016  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.