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 ,9,0 ,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 ,0,0 ,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 ,3,0 1840,5,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,2 1850,2,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,6,0 ,0,1 ,7,0 ,0,0 ,6,0 ,5,0 ,3,0 1860,5,0 ,16,0 ,21,0 ,11,0 ,0,0 ,9,0 ,8,0 ,1,1 ,3,4 ,3,0 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 ,3,0 ,3,0 ,9,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1890,5,0 ,4,1 ,5,0 ,14,0 ,2,0 ,11,0 ,4,0 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 1900,5,0 ,9,0 ,7,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,5,0 ,8,0 ,3,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 1910,8,2 ,7,0 ,24,0 ,11,1 ,12,0 ,20,12 ,8,0 ,3,0 ,3,0 ,6,0 1920,17,3 ,13,1 ,10,0 ,6,1 ,4,0 ,10,0 ,8,0 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,4,0 1930,11,8 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,4,0 ,9,1 ,3,0 ,4,0 ,4,0 ,0,1 1940,1,0 ,6,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,6,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,6,0 ,13,0 ,5,0 1950,5,0 ,2,0 ,3,0 ,4,0 ,2,0 ,2,0 ,4,0 ,6,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1960,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,2,3 ,6,0 ,2,0 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 ,0,1 ,0,0 ,2,1 2000,4,1 ,1,0 ,1,37 ,1,1 ,2,4 ,1,2 ,2,6 ,1,0 ,3,3 ,8,2 2010,1,0 ,0,2 ,5,5 ,1,5 ,11,4 ,1,3 ,5,2 ,0,2 ,1,1 

 ,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 ,26,52 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 ,60,17 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,13,0 ,12,0 ,3,0 ,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 ,32,0 ,242,0 1900,223,0 ,347,1 ,357,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,135,1 ,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 1920,218,8 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,403,0 ,228,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,130,7 ,133,0 ,189,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,57,0 ,95,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,81,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,64,0 ,67,0 ,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 ,60,2 ,70,12 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,84,2 ,69,5 ,124,21 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,8 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,212,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,205,4 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,137,7 ,141,6 ,78,6 

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 ,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 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 1820,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,15,0,1 ,16,0,1 1830,16,0,1 ,21,0,1 ,21,0,2 ,22,0,2 ,22,0,2 ,22,0,2 ,22,0,2 ,22,0,2 ,23,0,2 ,25,0,3 1840,28,0,5 ,28,0,5 ,30,0,5 ,30,0,5 ,30,0,6 ,30,0,6 ,30,0,7 ,30,0,7 ,30,0,7 ,30,2,7 1850,32,2,7 ,33,2,8 ,34,2,8 ,39,2,9 ,39,3,9 ,43,3,12 ,43,3,12 ,47,3,14 ,51,3,15 ,53,3,16 1860,56,3,18 ,70,3,20 ,87,3,24 ,94,3,28 ,94,3,28 ,101,3,30 ,109,3,30 ,110,4,30 ,113,8,30 ,115,8,31 1870,120,8,31 ,120,8,31 ,121,8,31 ,121,8,31 ,121,8,32 ,121,8,32 ,121,8,32 ,122,9,32 ,126,9,32 ,127,9,33 1880,127,9,33 ,128,9,35 ,129,9,35 ,130,9,35 ,130,9,35 ,132,9,36 ,134,9,37 ,141,9,39 ,142,9,39 ,143,9,39 1890,147,9,40 ,149,10,42 ,151,10,45 ,162,10,48 ,163,10,49 ,171,10,52 ,172,10,55 ,174,10,56 ,174,10,56 ,176,10,57 1900,180,10,58 ,186,10,61 ,190,10,64 ,190,10,66 ,190,10,67 ,193,10,69 ,197,10,73 ,199,10,74 ,200,10,75 ,201,10,75 1910,205,12,79 ,209,12,82 ,228,12,87 ,232,13,94 ,238,13,100 ,247,25,111 ,251,25,115 ,252,25,117 ,254,25,118 ,257,25,121 1920,267,28,128 ,277,29,131 ,279,29,139 ,280,30,144 ,281,30,147 ,286,30,152 ,292,30,154 ,293,30,157 ,295,30,160 ,296,30,163 1930,298,38,172 ,299,38,173 ,299,38,174 ,300,38,175 ,303,38,176 ,305,39,183 ,307,39,184 ,307,39,188 ,308,39,191 ,308,40,191 1940,309,40,191 ,311,40,195 ,311,40,196 ,312,40,197 ,312,40,203 ,312,40,204 ,312,40,206 ,315,40,209 ,316,40,221 ,316,40,226 1950,316,40,231 ,316,40,233 ,317,40,235 ,317,40,239 ,317,40,241 ,318,40,242 ,319,40,245 ,321,40,249 ,321,40,249 ,321,40,249 1960,322,40,249 ,323,40,249 ,323,40,249 ,323,40,250 ,323,40,250 ,323,40,250 ,323,40,250 ,324,43,251 ,326,43,255 ,327,43,256 1970,327,43,256 ,328,43,256 ,328,43,257 ,329,43,257 ,330,44,257 ,330,46,259 ,330,46,262 ,330,46,262 ,331,46,262 ,332,46,262 1980,333,46,262 ,334,48,262 ,334,49,262 ,335,52,262 ,336,52,262 ,337,56,262 ,338,56,262 ,340,57,262 ,341,62,262 ,342,65,262 1990,348,66,263 ,352,66,263 ,357,66,263 ,357,66,263 ,361,68,265 ,361,68,265 ,361,70,265 ,361,71,265 ,361,71,265 ,362,72,266 2000,364,73,268 ,365,73,268 ,366,110,268 ,367,111,268 ,369,115,268 ,370,117,268 ,372,123,268 ,373,123,268 ,376,126,268 ,384,128,268 2010,385,128,268 ,385,130,268 ,389,135,269 ,390,140,269 ,401,144,269 ,402,147,269 ,407,149,269 ,407,151,269 ,408,152,269   ,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 ,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 1800,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 ,149,0,43 ,149,0,43 ,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 ,222,10,93 ,227,10,95 1840,246,10,108 ,247,10,109 ,266,10,116 ,266,10,116 ,275,10,122 ,276,10,122 ,291,10,129 ,292,10,129 ,292,10,129 ,305,62,142 1850,315,62,154 ,360,62,164 ,368,62,174 ,384,62,189 ,385,63,192 ,401,63,202 ,409,64,207 ,474,64,222 ,662,64,291 ,729,64,327 1860,814,64,356 ,870,64,380 ,958,64,423 ,1089,64,458 ,1089,64,459 ,1132,65,471 ,1201,65,487 ,1235,82,513 ,1256,127,526 ,1266,127,530 1870,1356,130,548 ,1366,130,551 ,1377,130,552 ,1379,130,553 ,1396,130,574 ,1398,130,574 ,1465,130,588 ,1500,136,601 ,1521,139,611 ,1571,139,625 1880,1572,139,625 ,1601,140,632 ,1606,140,634 ,1626,140,636 ,1642,140,640 ,1661,140,648 ,1756,140,673 ,1926,140,705 ,1946,140,710 ,1999,140,721 1890,2074,140,748 ,2135,164,764 ,2249,164,797 ,2444,164,848 ,2628,164,889 ,2885,166,949 ,2977,166,988 ,3103,166,1008 ,3125,166,1018 ,3312,166,1073 1900,3487,166,1121 ,3734,167,1221 ,4010,167,1302 ,4098,167,1331 ,4192,167,1377 ,4295,167,1434 ,4377,168,1487 ,4508,168,1541 ,4642,168,1620 ,4733,168,1668 1910,4998,169,1768 ,5277,169,1897 ,5534,169,2067 ,5855,169,2205 ,6150,169,2332 ,6401,213,2466 ,6584,213,2577 ,6651,214,2628 ,6711,214,2687 ,6899,214,2761 1920,7056,222,2822 ,7193,222,2913 ,7427,223,3028 ,7548,226,3118 ,7628,226,3172 ,7855,226,3348 ,8005,226,3426 ,8095,229,3509 ,8203,229,3592 ,8312,230,3708 1930,8426,261,3771 ,8485,261,3834 ,8533,261,3875 ,8616,264,3949 ,8756,264,4055 ,8859,271,4082 ,8937,271,4137 ,9046,295,4217 ,9118,295,4267 ,9189,295,4308 1940,9216,295,4338 ,9276,295,4373 ,9326,295,4435 ,9396,295,4489 ,9432,295,4534 ,9442,295,4542 ,9458,295,4551 ,9500,295,4580 ,9542,295,4609 ,9608,296,4649 1950,9642,296,4679 ,9690,296,4698 ,9719,296,4725 ,9812,296,4778 ,9829,296,4784 ,9865,296,4787 ,9876,296,4790 ,9943,297,4802 ,10001,297,4807 ,10043,297,4810 1960,10093,299,4814 ,10114,299,4814 ,10136,300,4818 ,10151,300,4821 ,10181,301,4833 ,10203,301,4838 ,10217,301,4846 ,10266,305,4856 ,10318,305,4872 ,10351,305,4882 1970,10381,306,4887 ,10403,306,4896 ,10419,306,4899 ,10473,306,4905 ,10499,307,4907 ,10576,311,4912 ,10629,311,4929 ,10705,311,4943 ,10746,311,4953 ,10781,311,4953 1980,10860,316,4957 ,10898,325,4958 ,10929,327,4959 ,11011,334,4962 ,11037,337,4962 ,11092,355,4968 ,11116,357,4972 ,11188,359,4977 ,11224,366,4980 ,11275,399,4983 1990,11342,399,4989 ,11398,401,4993 ,11465,413,4996 ,11523,414,5006 ,11594,434,5010 ,11681,443,5026 ,11788,445,5034 ,11866,447,5040 ,11930,452,5045 ,12049,473,5050 2000,12561,475,5059 ,12718,476,5065 ,12799,542,5069 ,13256,553,5095 ,13353,561,5098 ,13375,566,5100 ,13517,579,5102 ,13720,585,5111 ,13867,604,5111 ,14002,626,5112 2010,14136,631,5123 ,14337,635,5127 ,14524,662,5128 ,14831,670,5130 ,15006,700,5130 ,15134,743,5131 ,15271,750,5131 ,15412,756,5131 ,15489,762,5132  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.