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 ,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 ,19,0 ,26,0 ,13,0 ,0,0 ,10,0 ,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 ,10,0 ,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 1920,20,2 ,16,1 ,16,0 ,6,1 ,4,0 ,14,0 ,9,0 ,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 ,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 1990,7,2 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,6,2 ,0,0 ,0,2 ,1,1 ,0,0 ,2,2 2000,4,1 ,1,0 ,1,37 ,1,1 ,2,4 ,1,2 ,2,6 ,2,0 ,3,3 ,8,2 2010,1,0 ,0,2 ,5,5 ,1,5 ,12,4 ,1,3 ,5,2 ,0,2 ,1,2 ,2,1 2020,1,7 ,1,2 

 ,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 ,26,51 1850,22,0 ,55,0 ,18,0 ,31,0 ,4,1 ,26,0 ,13,1 ,80,0 ,257,0 ,102,0 1860,114,0 ,79,0 ,131,0 ,166,0 ,1,0 ,55,1 ,85,0 ,60,17 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,15,0 ,12,0 ,3,0 ,36,0 ,2,0 ,81,0 ,48,6 ,31,3 ,64,0 1880,1,0 ,36,1 ,7,0 ,22,0 ,20,0 ,27,0 ,121,0 ,202,0 ,25,0 ,64,0 1890,102,0 ,77,24 ,147,0 ,247,0 ,225,0 ,317,2 ,131,0 ,146,0 ,33,0 ,242,0 1900,223,0 ,348,1 ,358,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,135,1 ,185,0 ,213,0 ,139,0 1910,365,1 ,409,0 ,427,0 ,459,0 ,422,0 ,386,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,8 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,135,0 ,403,0 ,230,0 ,173,3 ,190,0 ,225,1 1930,178,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,132,7 ,134,0 ,191,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,56,0 ,95,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,82,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,64,0 ,68,0 ,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 1990,73,1 ,61,2 ,69,12 ,68,1 ,75,19 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,85,2 ,69,5 ,124,22 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,65 ,483,11 ,100,8 ,24,5 ,145,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,206,4 ,188,27 ,310,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,140,7 ,143,6 ,119,8 ,150,9 2020,218,26 ,155,7 

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 ,14,0,2 ,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 ,25,0,5 1840,28,0,8 ,28,0,8 ,30,0,8 ,30,0,8 ,30,0,10 ,30,0,10 ,30,0,11 ,30,0,11 ,30,0,11 ,30,2,11 1850,32,2,11 ,33,2,12 ,34,2,14 ,39,2,16 ,39,3,16 ,43,3,19 ,43,3,19 ,47,3,24 ,51,3,25 ,53,3,26 1860,56,3,28 ,70,3,33 ,87,3,42 ,94,3,48 ,94,3,48 ,101,3,51 ,109,3,51 ,110,4,52 ,113,8,52 ,115,8,54 1870,120,8,54 ,120,8,54 ,121,8,54 ,121,8,54 ,121,8,55 ,121,8,55 ,121,8,55 ,122,9,55 ,126,9,55 ,127,9,56 1880,127,9,56 ,128,9,58 ,129,9,58 ,130,9,58 ,130,9,58 ,132,9,60 ,134,9,61 ,141,9,65 ,142,9,65 ,143,9,66 1890,147,9,69 ,149,10,72 ,151,10,75 ,162,10,80 ,163,10,81 ,171,10,86 ,172,10,89 ,174,10,92 ,174,10,92 ,176,10,93 1900,180,10,94 ,186,10,99 ,190,10,104 ,190,10,108 ,190,10,111 ,193,10,118 ,197,10,124 ,199,10,127 ,200,10,128 ,201,10,128 1910,205,12,133 ,209,12,143 ,228,12,160 ,232,13,172 ,239,13,184 ,248,25,206 ,252,25,213 ,253,25,216 ,255,25,223 ,258,25,231 1920,267,27,242 ,277,28,248 ,279,28,262 ,280,29,267 ,281,29,270 ,286,29,279 ,292,29,282 ,293,29,287 ,295,29,292 ,296,29,297 1930,297,37,310 ,298,37,311 ,298,37,312 ,299,37,315 ,302,37,317 ,304,38,329 ,306,38,332 ,306,38,336 ,307,38,339 ,307,39,340 1940,308,39,340 ,310,39,345 ,310,39,347 ,311,39,348 ,311,39,356 ,311,39,357 ,311,39,360 ,314,39,365 ,315,39,384 ,315,39,393 1950,315,39,402 ,315,39,404 ,316,39,409 ,316,39,417 ,316,39,419 ,317,39,422 ,318,39,425 ,320,39,431 ,320,39,431 ,320,39,431 1960,321,39,431 ,322,39,431 ,322,39,431 ,322,39,432 ,322,39,433 ,322,39,433 ,322,39,434 ,323,42,436 ,325,42,440 ,326,42,442 1970,326,42,442 ,327,42,442 ,327,42,443 ,328,42,443 ,329,43,443 ,329,45,445 ,329,45,448 ,329,45,448 ,330,45,448 ,331,45,448 1980,332,45,448 ,333,47,448 ,333,48,448 ,334,51,448 ,335,51,448 ,336,55,448 ,337,55,448 ,339,56,448 ,340,61,448 ,341,64,448 1990,347,66,449 ,351,66,449 ,356,66,449 ,356,66,449 ,360,68,451 ,360,68,451 ,360,70,451 ,360,71,452 ,360,71,452 ,361,73,453 2000,363,74,455 ,364,74,455 ,365,111,455 ,366,112,455 ,368,116,455 ,369,118,455 ,371,124,455 ,372,124,456 ,375,127,456 ,383,129,456 2010,384,129,456 ,384,131,456 ,388,136,457 ,389,141,457 ,400,145,458 ,401,148,458 ,406,150,458 ,406,152,458 ,407,154,458 ,409,155,458 2020,410,162,458 ,411,164,458   ,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 ,69,0,21 ,79,0,23 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,116,0,35 ,116,0,35 1800,116,0,35 ,116,0,35 ,150,0,42 ,150,0,42 ,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 ,306,61,141 1850,316,61,153 ,361,61,163 ,370,61,172 ,386,61,187 ,387,62,190 ,403,62,200 ,411,63,205 ,476,63,220 ,664,63,289 ,730,63,325 1860,815,63,354 ,870,63,378 ,958,63,421 ,1091,63,454 ,1091,63,455 ,1134,64,467 ,1203,64,483 ,1237,81,509 ,1258,126,522 ,1268,126,526 1870,1356,129,546 ,1366,129,551 ,1377,129,552 ,1379,129,553 ,1396,129,572 ,1398,129,572 ,1465,129,586 ,1500,135,599 ,1521,138,609 ,1571,138,623 1880,1572,138,623 ,1601,139,630 ,1606,139,632 ,1626,139,634 ,1642,139,638 ,1661,139,646 ,1758,139,670 ,1929,139,701 ,1949,139,706 ,2002,139,717 1890,2077,139,744 ,2137,163,761 ,2251,163,794 ,2443,163,849 ,2627,163,890 ,2882,165,952 ,2974,165,991 ,3099,165,1012 ,3122,165,1022 ,3308,165,1078 1900,3479,165,1130 ,3726,166,1231 ,3998,166,1317 ,4086,166,1346 ,4178,166,1394 ,4279,166,1453 ,4361,167,1506 ,4488,167,1564 ,4619,167,1646 ,4708,167,1696 1910,4972,168,1797 ,5252,168,1926 ,5502,168,2103 ,5819,168,2245 ,6112,168,2374 ,6359,212,2513 ,6538,212,2628 ,6605,213,2679 ,6664,213,2739 ,6850,213,2815 1920,6998,221,2885 ,7133,221,2978 ,7360,222,3100 ,7474,225,3197 ,7553,225,3253 ,7782,225,3427 ,7931,225,3508 ,8021,228,3591 ,8127,228,3675 ,8237,229,3790 1930,8350,260,3855 ,8409,260,3918 ,8457,260,3959 ,8538,263,4035 ,8675,263,4144 ,8780,270,4171 ,8855,270,4230 ,8964,294,4312 ,9034,294,4364 ,9103,294,4407 1940,9129,294,4437 ,9189,294,4472 ,9238,294,4535 ,9308,294,4589 ,9345,294,4634 ,9355,294,4642 ,9370,294,4652 ,9411,294,4682 ,9453,294,4711 ,9519,295,4751 1950,9553,295,4781 ,9602,295,4800 ,9631,295,4827 ,9724,295,4880 ,9740,295,4887 ,9775,295,4891 ,9786,295,4894 ,9844,296,4915 ,9902,296,4920 ,9944,296,4923 1960,9993,298,4928 ,10014,298,4928 ,10036,299,4932 ,10051,299,4935 ,10081,300,4947 ,10103,300,4952 ,10118,300,4959 ,10168,304,4968 ,10220,304,4984 ,10251,304,4996 1970,10281,305,5001 ,10304,305,5009 ,10320,305,5012 ,10374,305,5018 ,10400,306,5020 ,10477,310,5025 ,10530,310,5042 ,10605,310,5057 ,10645,310,5068 ,10680,310,5068 1980,10759,315,5072 ,10797,324,5073 ,10828,326,5074 ,10910,333,5077 ,10936,336,5077 ,10991,354,5083 ,11015,356,5087 ,11087,358,5092 ,11124,365,5094 ,11174,398,5098 1990,11241,399,5104 ,11298,401,5108 ,11362,413,5113 ,11420,414,5123 ,11491,433,5127 ,11579,442,5142 ,11679,444,5157 ,11758,446,5163 ,11822,451,5168 ,11941,473,5173 2000,12452,475,5183 ,12609,476,5189 ,12690,541,5193 ,13136,552,5230 ,13233,560,5233 ,13255,565,5235 ,13398,578,5237 ,13602,584,5246 ,13746,603,5249 ,13880,625,5251 2010,14013,630,5263 ,14214,634,5268 ,14400,661,5270 ,14708,669,5272 ,14883,699,5272 ,15011,742,5273 ,15151,749,5273 ,15293,755,5274 ,15408,763,5278 ,15558,772,5278 2020,15776,798,5278 ,15931,805,5278  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.