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 ,2,2 ,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 ,13,0 ,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 ,1,4 ,12,3 

 ,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 ,26,54 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 1920,218,8 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,400,0 ,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 ,85,64 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,203,5 ,187,28 ,309,6 ,168,29 

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 ,108,5,50 ,111,9,50 ,113,9,52 1870,118,9,52 ,118,9,52 ,119,9,52 ,119,9,52 ,119,9,53 ,119,9,53 ,119,9,53 ,120,10,53 ,124,10,53 ,124,10,55 1880,124,10,55 ,126,10,56 ,126,10,57 ,127,10,57 ,127,10,57 ,129,10,59 ,131,10,60 ,138,10,64 ,139,10,64 ,140,10,65 1890,144,10,68 ,146,11,71 ,148,11,74 ,158,11,80 ,159,11,81 ,167,11,86 ,168,11,89 ,170,11,92 ,170,11,92 ,172,11,93 1900,176,11,94 ,182,11,99 ,186,11,104 ,186,11,108 ,186,11,111 ,189,11,117 ,193,11,123 ,195,11,126 ,196,11,127 ,197,11,127 1910,201,13,132 ,205,13,142 ,226,13,157 ,230,14,169 ,236,14,182 ,244,26,205 ,248,26,212 ,249,26,215 ,250,26,223 ,252,26,232 1920,263,29,241 ,273,30,247 ,275,30,261 ,276,31,266 ,276,31,270 ,280,31,279 ,285,31,282 ,286,31,287 ,288,31,292 ,289,31,297 1930,291,39,309 ,292,39,310 ,292,39,311 ,293,39,314 ,296,39,316 ,298,40,328 ,300,40,331 ,300,40,335 ,301,40,338 ,301,41,339 1940,302,41,339 ,304,41,344 ,304,41,346 ,305,41,347 ,305,41,355 ,305,41,356 ,305,41,359 ,309,41,363 ,311,41,381 ,311,41,390 1950,311,41,399 ,311,41,401 ,312,41,406 ,313,41,413 ,313,41,415 ,315,41,417 ,316,41,420 ,318,41,426 ,318,41,426 ,318,41,426 1960,319,41,426 ,320,41,426 ,320,41,426 ,320,41,427 ,320,41,428 ,320,41,428 ,320,41,429 ,321,44,431 ,323,44,435 ,324,44,437 1970,324,44,437 ,325,44,437 ,325,44,438 ,326,44,438 ,328,45,438 ,328,48,440 ,328,48,443 ,328,48,443 ,329,48,443 ,330,48,443 1980,331,48,443 ,332,50,443 ,332,51,443 ,333,51,443 ,334,51,443 ,335,55,443 ,336,55,443 ,338,56,443 ,339,61,443 ,340,64,443 1990,346,65,444 ,350,65,444 ,355,65,444 ,355,65,444 ,359,67,446 ,359,67,446 ,359,69,446 ,359,70,447 ,359,70,447 ,361,71,447 2000,363,72,449 ,364,72,449 ,365,109,449 ,366,110,449 ,368,113,449 ,369,116,449 ,371,122,449 ,372,122,450 ,375,125,450 ,383,127,450 2010,384,127,450 ,384,129,450 ,389,134,450 ,390,138,450 ,402,141,450   ,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 ,304,64,143 1850,314,64,155 ,359,64,165 ,367,64,175 ,383,64,190 ,384,65,193 ,400,65,203 ,408,66,208 ,472,66,224 ,659,66,294 ,726,66,330 1860,810,66,360 ,864,66,386 ,952,66,429 ,1083,66,464 ,1083,66,465 ,1126,67,477 ,1195,67,493 ,1230,85,518 ,1251,130,531 ,1261,130,535 1870,1350,133,554 ,1359,133,557 ,1370,133,558 ,1370,133,559 ,1387,133,581 ,1389,133,581 ,1456,133,595 ,1491,139,608 ,1512,142,618 ,1562,142,632 1880,1563,142,632 ,1592,143,639 ,1597,143,641 ,1617,143,643 ,1633,143,647 ,1653,143,654 ,1747,143,680 ,1918,143,711 ,1938,143,716 ,1992,143,726 1890,2067,143,753 ,2133,167,764 ,2249,167,795 ,2442,167,848 ,2624,167,891 ,2880,169,952 ,2973,169,990 ,3102,169,1007 ,3123,169,1019 ,3309,169,1075 1900,3488,169,1120 ,3733,169,1222 ,4016,169,1297 ,4104,169,1326 ,4199,169,1371 ,4298,169,1432 ,4380,170,1484 ,4512,170,1537 ,4645,170,1617 ,4738,170,1663 1910,5003,171,1763 ,5292,171,1882 ,5555,171,2046 ,5882,171,2178 ,6176,171,2306 ,6434,215,2432 ,6618,215,2542 ,6681,216,2597 ,6742,216,2655 ,6935,216,2724 1920,7095,224,2782 ,7232,224,2873 ,7466,225,2988 ,7588,228,3077 ,7667,228,3132 ,7897,228,3302 ,8049,228,3379 ,8138,231,3463 ,8246,231,3546 ,8359,232,3659 1930,8477,263,3718 ,8535,263,3780 ,8585,263,3818 ,8669,266,3891 ,8818,266,3988 ,8919,273,4016 ,9000,273,4068 ,9114,297,4142 ,9188,297,4190 ,9260,297,4230 1940,9289,297,4258 ,9349,297,4292 ,9398,297,4355 ,9466,297,4411 ,9502,297,4456 ,9512,297,4464 ,9528,297,4473 ,9573,297,4499 ,9615,297,4528 ,9681,298,4568 1950,9716,298,4596 ,9757,298,4615 ,9786,298,4642 ,9882,298,4692 ,9899,298,4698 ,9935,298,4701 ,9946,298,4704 ,10013,299,4716 ,10071,299,4721 ,10113,299,4724 1960,10163,301,4728 ,10184,301,4728 ,10206,302,4732 ,10221,302,4735 ,10251,303,4747 ,10273,303,4752 ,10286,303,4760 ,10335,307,4770 ,10394,307,4779 ,10427,307,4789 1970,10456,308,4794 ,10478,308,4803 ,10494,308,4806 ,10548,308,4812 ,10574,309,4814 ,10653,314,4817 ,10706,314,4834 ,10781,314,4849 ,10822,314,4859 ,10857,314,4859 1980,10935,319,4863 ,10972,328,4864 ,11002,330,4866 ,11084,331,4869 ,11110,334,4869 ,11165,352,4875 ,11190,354,4878 ,11262,356,4883 ,11298,363,4886 ,11349,396,4889 1990,11416,396,4895 ,11472,398,4899 ,11541,410,4902 ,11601,411,4910 ,11673,431,4913 ,11766,440,4923 ,11878,442,4926 ,11954,444,4932 ,12019,449,4936 ,12138,468,4941 2000,12651,470,4949 ,12809,471,4954 ,12890,535,4958 ,13349,546,4982 ,13446,552,4985 ,13468,557,4987 ,13611,570,4988 ,13816,576,4996 ,13963,595,4996 ,14098,617,4997 2010,14232,622,5008 ,14434,627,5009 ,14620,655,5010 ,14929,661,5010 ,15097,690,5010  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.