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 ,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 ,1,4 1990,7,1 ,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 ,4,4 ,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 ,26,51 1850,22,0 ,56,0 ,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 ,23,0 ,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 ,161,0 ,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 1990,73,0 ,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 ,160,7 ,129,16 ,7,2 

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 ,24,0,5 1840,27,0,8 ,27,0,8 ,29,0,8 ,29,0,8 ,29,0,10 ,29,0,10 ,29,0,11 ,29,0,11 ,29,0,11 ,29,2,11 1850,31,2,11 ,32,2,12 ,33,2,14 ,38,2,16 ,38,3,16 ,42,3,19 ,42,3,19 ,46,3,24 ,50,3,25 ,52,3,26 1860,55,3,28 ,69,3,33 ,85,3,43 ,92,3,49 ,92,3,49 ,99,3,52 ,107,3,52 ,108,4,53 ,111,8,53 ,113,8,55 1870,118,8,55 ,118,8,55 ,119,8,55 ,119,8,55 ,119,8,56 ,119,8,56 ,119,8,56 ,120,9,56 ,124,9,56 ,125,9,57 1880,125,9,57 ,126,9,59 ,127,9,59 ,128,9,59 ,128,9,59 ,130,9,61 ,132,9,62 ,141,9,64 ,142,9,64 ,143,9,65 1890,147,9,68 ,149,10,71 ,151,10,74 ,162,10,79 ,163,10,80 ,171,10,85 ,173,10,87 ,176,10,89 ,176,10,89 ,178,10,90 1900,182,10,91 ,188,10,96 ,192,10,101 ,192,10,105 ,192,10,108 ,195,10,115 ,199,10,121 ,201,10,124 ,202,10,125 ,203,10,125 1910,207,12,130 ,211,12,140 ,229,12,158 ,233,13,170 ,240,13,182 ,249,25,204 ,253,25,211 ,254,25,214 ,256,25,221 ,259,25,229 1920,268,27,240 ,278,28,246 ,280,28,260 ,281,29,265 ,282,29,268 ,287,29,277 ,293,29,280 ,294,29,285 ,296,29,290 ,297,29,295 1930,298,37,308 ,299,37,309 ,299,37,310 ,300,37,313 ,303,37,315 ,305,38,327 ,307,38,330 ,307,38,334 ,308,38,337 ,308,39,338 1940,309,39,338 ,311,39,343 ,311,39,345 ,312,39,346 ,312,39,354 ,312,39,355 ,312,39,358 ,315,39,363 ,316,39,382 ,316,39,391 1950,316,39,400 ,316,39,402 ,317,39,407 ,317,39,415 ,317,39,417 ,317,39,421 ,318,39,424 ,320,39,430 ,320,39,430 ,320,39,430 1960,321,39,430 ,322,39,430 ,322,39,430 ,322,39,431 ,322,39,432 ,322,39,432 ,322,39,433 ,322,42,436 ,324,42,440 ,325,42,442 1970,325,42,442 ,326,42,442 ,326,42,443 ,327,42,443 ,328,43,443 ,328,45,445 ,328,45,448 ,328,45,448 ,329,45,448 ,330,45,448 1980,331,45,448 ,332,47,448 ,332,48,448 ,333,51,448 ,334,51,448 ,335,55,448 ,336,55,448 ,338,56,448 ,339,61,448 ,340,65,448 1990,346,66,449 ,350,66,449 ,355,66,449 ,355,66,449 ,359,68,451 ,359,68,451 ,359,70,451 ,359,71,452 ,359,71,452 ,360,73,453 2000,362,74,455 ,363,74,455 ,364,111,455 ,365,112,455 ,367,116,455 ,368,118,455 ,370,124,455 ,371,124,456 ,374,127,456 ,382,129,456 2010,383,129,456 ,383,131,456 ,387,136,457 ,388,141,457 ,399,145,458 ,400,148,458 ,405,150,458 ,405,152,458 ,406,154,458 ,408,155,458 2020,409,162,458 ,410,164,458 ,413,168,459 ,413,168,459   ,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 ,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 ,307,61,140 1850,317,61,152 ,363,61,162 ,372,61,171 ,388,61,186 ,389,62,189 ,405,62,199 ,413,63,204 ,478,63,219 ,664,63,290 ,730,63,326 1860,815,63,355 ,870,63,379 ,958,63,422 ,1091,63,455 ,1091,63,456 ,1134,64,468 ,1203,64,484 ,1237,81,510 ,1258,126,523 ,1268,126,527 1870,1356,129,547 ,1366,129,552 ,1377,129,553 ,1379,129,554 ,1396,129,573 ,1398,129,573 ,1465,129,587 ,1500,135,600 ,1521,138,610 ,1571,138,624 1880,1572,138,624 ,1601,139,631 ,1606,139,633 ,1627,139,635 ,1643,139,639 ,1662,139,647 ,1758,139,672 ,1929,139,703 ,1949,139,708 ,2002,139,719 1890,2077,139,746 ,2134,163,766 ,2248,163,799 ,2439,163,855 ,2623,163,896 ,2875,165,961 ,2967,165,1000 ,3089,165,1024 ,3112,165,1034 ,3297,165,1091 1900,3467,165,1144 ,3711,166,1248 ,3983,166,1334 ,4071,166,1363 ,4162,166,1412 ,4263,166,1472 ,4345,167,1525 ,4472,167,1583 ,4602,167,1666 ,4691,167,1716 1910,4952,168,1820 ,5219,168,1962 ,5470,168,2138 ,5782,168,2285 ,6073,168,2416 ,6320,212,2555 ,6498,212,2671 ,6565,213,2722 ,6624,213,2782 ,6811,213,2857 1920,6958,221,2928 ,7093,221,3021 ,7319,222,3144 ,7434,225,3240 ,7512,225,3297 ,7738,225,3474 ,7886,225,3556 ,7976,228,3639 ,8082,228,3723 ,8192,229,3838 1930,8305,260,3903 ,8361,260,3969 ,8408,260,4011 ,8489,263,4087 ,8625,263,4197 ,8730,270,4224 ,8805,270,4283 ,8910,294,4369 ,8980,294,4421 ,9048,294,4465 1940,9074,294,4495 ,9134,294,4530 ,9184,294,4592 ,9254,294,4646 ,9291,294,4691 ,9301,294,4699 ,9316,294,4709 ,9357,294,4739 ,9399,294,4768 ,9463,295,4810 1950,9497,295,4840 ,9546,295,4859 ,9575,295,4886 ,9668,295,4939 ,9684,295,4946 ,9719,295,4950 ,9730,295,4953 ,9788,296,4974 ,9846,296,4979 ,9887,296,4983 1960,9936,298,4988 ,9957,298,4988 ,9979,299,4992 ,9994,299,4995 ,10026,300,5005 ,10048,300,5010 ,10063,300,5017 ,10113,304,5026 ,10172,304,5035 ,10202,304,5048 1970,10232,305,5053 ,10255,305,5061 ,10271,305,5064 ,10325,305,5070 ,10351,306,5072 ,10428,310,5077 ,10481,310,5094 ,10557,310,5108 ,10597,310,5119 ,10632,310,5119 1980,10711,315,5123 ,10749,324,5124 ,10780,326,5125 ,10862,333,5128 ,10888,336,5128 ,10942,354,5135 ,10966,356,5139 ,11038,358,5144 ,11075,365,5146 ,11125,398,5150 1990,11191,398,5157 ,11248,400,5161 ,11312,412,5166 ,11370,413,5176 ,11441,432,5180 ,11528,441,5196 ,11628,443,5211 ,11707,445,5217 ,11771,450,5222 ,11890,472,5227 2000,12401,474,5237 ,12558,475,5243 ,12639,540,5247 ,13084,551,5285 ,13181,559,5288 ,13203,564,5290 ,13346,577,5292 ,13549,583,5302 ,13693,602,5305 ,13827,624,5307 2010,13959,629,5320 ,14160,633,5325 ,14346,660,5327 ,14652,668,5331 ,14827,698,5331 ,14955,741,5332 ,15095,748,5332 ,15237,754,5333 ,15353,762,5336 ,15503,771,5336 2020,15721,797,5336 ,15881,804,5336 ,16010,820,5336 ,16017,822,5336  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.