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 2020,0,5 

 ,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 ,26,50 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 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,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 2020,182,20 

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 1920,268,27,241 ,278,28,247 ,280,28,261 ,281,29,266 ,282,29,269 ,287,29,278 ,293,29,281 ,294,29,286 ,296,29,291 ,297,29,296 1930,299,37,308 ,300,37,309 ,300,37,310 ,301,37,313 ,304,37,315 ,306,38,327 ,308,38,330 ,308,38,334 ,309,38,337 ,309,39,338 1940,310,39,338 ,312,39,343 ,312,39,345 ,313,39,346 ,313,39,354 ,313,39,355 ,313,39,358 ,316,39,363 ,317,39,382 ,317,39,391 1950,317,39,400 ,317,39,402 ,318,39,407 ,318,39,415 ,318,39,417 ,319,39,420 ,320,39,423 ,322,39,429 ,322,39,429 ,322,39,429 1960,323,39,429 ,324,39,429 ,324,39,429 ,324,39,430 ,324,39,431 ,324,39,431 ,324,39,432 ,325,42,434 ,327,42,438 ,328,42,440 1970,328,42,440 ,329,42,440 ,329,42,441 ,330,42,441 ,331,43,441 ,331,45,443 ,331,45,446 ,331,45,446 ,332,45,446 ,333,45,446 1980,334,45,446 ,335,47,446 ,335,48,446 ,336,51,446 ,337,51,446 ,338,55,446 ,339,55,446 ,341,56,446 ,342,61,446 ,343,64,446 1990,349,66,447 ,353,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,362,68,449 ,362,68,449 ,362,70,449 ,362,71,450 ,362,71,450 ,363,73,451 2000,365,74,453 ,366,74,453 ,367,111,453 ,368,112,453 ,370,116,453 ,371,118,453 ,373,124,453 ,374,124,454 ,377,127,454 ,385,129,454 2010,386,129,454 ,386,131,454 ,390,136,455 ,391,141,455 ,402,145,456 ,403,148,456 ,408,150,456 ,408,152,456 ,409,154,456 ,411,155,456 2020,411,160,456   ,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 ,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 ,307,60,140 1850,317,60,152 ,362,60,162 ,371,60,171 ,387,60,186 ,388,61,189 ,404,61,199 ,412,62,204 ,477,62,219 ,665,62,288 ,731,62,324 1860,816,62,353 ,871,62,377 ,959,62,420 ,1092,62,453 ,1092,62,454 ,1135,63,466 ,1204,63,482 ,1238,80,508 ,1259,125,521 ,1269,125,525 1870,1358,128,544 ,1368,128,549 ,1379,128,550 ,1381,128,551 ,1398,128,570 ,1400,128,570 ,1467,128,584 ,1502,134,597 ,1523,137,607 ,1573,137,621 1880,1574,137,621 ,1603,138,628 ,1608,138,630 ,1628,138,632 ,1644,138,636 ,1663,138,644 ,1758,138,670 ,1929,138,701 ,1949,138,706 ,2002,138,717 1890,2077,138,744 ,2138,162,760 ,2252,162,793 ,2445,162,847 ,2629,162,888 ,2884,164,950 ,2976,164,989 ,3101,164,1010 ,3124,164,1020 ,3312,164,1074 1900,3487,164,1122 ,3735,165,1222 ,4011,165,1304 ,4099,165,1333 ,4191,165,1381 ,4292,165,1440 ,4371,166,1496 ,4500,166,1552 ,4631,166,1634 ,4720,166,1684 1910,4985,167,1784 ,5265,167,1913 ,5516,167,2089 ,5835,167,2229 ,6128,167,2358 ,6379,211,2493 ,6559,211,2607 ,6626,212,2658 ,6686,212,2717 ,6873,212,2792 1920,7026,220,2857 ,7161,220,2950 ,7393,221,3067 ,7506,224,3165 ,7586,224,3220 ,7815,224,3394 ,7964,224,3474 ,8055,227,3556 ,8162,227,3640 ,8273,228,3754 1930,8387,259,3818 ,8446,259,3881 ,8494,259,3922 ,8575,262,3998 ,8713,262,4106 ,8817,269,4134 ,8895,269,4190 ,9004,293,4272 ,9076,293,4322 ,9145,293,4365 1940,9171,293,4395 ,9231,293,4430 ,9280,293,4493 ,9350,293,4547 ,9387,293,4592 ,9397,293,4600 ,9413,293,4609 ,9455,293,4638 ,9497,293,4667 ,9563,294,4707 1950,9597,294,4737 ,9646,294,4756 ,9675,294,4783 ,9768,294,4836 ,9785,294,4842 ,9820,294,4846 ,9831,294,4849 ,9898,295,4861 ,9956,295,4866 ,9998,295,4869 1960,10047,297,4874 ,10068,297,4874 ,10090,298,4878 ,10105,298,4881 ,10135,299,4893 ,10157,299,4898 ,10171,299,4906 ,10220,303,4916 ,10272,303,4932 ,10303,303,4944 1970,10333,304,4949 ,10356,304,4957 ,10372,304,4960 ,10426,304,4966 ,10452,305,4968 ,10529,309,4973 ,10582,309,4990 ,10657,309,5005 ,10697,309,5016 ,10732,309,5016 1980,10811,314,5020 ,10849,323,5021 ,10880,325,5022 ,10962,332,5025 ,10988,335,5025 ,11043,353,5031 ,11067,355,5035 ,11139,357,5040 ,11176,364,5042 ,11226,397,5046 1990,11293,398,5052 ,11350,400,5056 ,11414,412,5061 ,11472,413,5071 ,11543,432,5075 ,11631,441,5090 ,11738,443,5098 ,11817,445,5104 ,11881,450,5109 ,12000,472,5114 2000,12511,474,5124 ,12668,475,5130 ,12749,540,5134 ,13195,551,5171 ,13292,559,5174 ,13314,564,5176 ,13457,577,5178 ,13660,583,5188 ,13807,602,5188 ,13942,624,5189 2010,14075,629,5201 ,14276,633,5206 ,14462,660,5208 ,14770,668,5210 ,14945,698,5210 ,15073,741,5211 ,15213,748,5211 ,15356,754,5211 ,15474,762,5212 ,15624,771,5212 2020,15806,791,5212  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.