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 ,17,1 ,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 ,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 ,26,63 1850,22,0 ,56,0 ,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 ,60,26 ,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 ,384,46 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,11 ,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 ,85,61 ,483,10 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,203,5 ,187,28 ,292,6 ,4,0 

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 ,83,3,43 ,91,3,48 ,91,3,48 ,96,3,52 ,104,3,52 ,104,5,54 ,107,9,54 ,109,9,56 1870,114,9,56 ,114,9,56 ,115,9,56 ,115,9,56 ,116,9,56 ,116,9,56 ,116,9,56 ,117,10,56 ,121,10,56 ,121,10,58 1880,121,10,58 ,123,10,59 ,123,10,60 ,124,10,60 ,124,10,60 ,126,10,62 ,128,10,63 ,135,10,67 ,136,10,67 ,137,10,68 1890,140,10,72 ,141,11,76 ,143,11,79 ,152,11,86 ,153,11,87 ,162,11,91 ,163,11,94 ,165,11,97 ,165,11,97 ,167,11,98 1900,168,11,102 ,173,11,108 ,178,11,112 ,178,11,116 ,178,11,119 ,182,11,124 ,186,11,130 ,188,11,133 ,189,11,134 ,190,11,134 1910,194,13,139 ,198,13,149 ,219,13,164 ,224,14,176 ,231,14,188 ,238,26,212 ,242,26,219 ,242,26,223 ,243,26,231 ,245,26,240 1920,256,29,249 ,266,30,255 ,268,30,269 ,270,31,273 ,270,31,277 ,274,31,286 ,279,31,289 ,280,31,294 ,282,31,299 ,283,31,304 1930,285,39,316 ,286,39,317 ,286,39,318 ,287,39,321 ,290,39,323 ,292,40,335 ,294,40,338 ,294,40,342 ,295,40,345 ,295,41,346 1940,296,41,346 ,298,41,351 ,298,41,353 ,298,41,355 ,298,41,363 ,298,41,364 ,298,41,367 ,302,41,371 ,304,41,389 ,304,41,398 1950,305,41,406 ,305,41,408 ,306,41,413 ,307,41,420 ,307,41,422 ,309,41,424 ,310,41,427 ,312,41,433 ,312,41,433 ,312,41,433 1960,313,41,433 ,314,41,433 ,314,41,433 ,314,41,434 ,314,41,435 ,314,41,435 ,314,41,436 ,315,44,438 ,317,44,442 ,318,44,444 1970,318,44,444 ,319,44,444 ,319,44,445 ,320,44,445 ,322,45,445 ,322,48,447 ,322,48,450 ,322,48,450 ,323,48,450 ,324,48,450 1980,325,48,450 ,326,50,450 ,326,51,450 ,327,51,450 ,328,51,450 ,329,55,450 ,330,55,450 ,331,56,451 ,332,61,451 ,333,64,451 1990,339,65,452 ,343,65,452 ,348,65,452 ,348,65,452 ,352,67,454 ,352,67,454 ,352,69,454 ,352,70,455 ,352,70,455 ,354,71,455 2000,356,72,457 ,357,72,457 ,358,109,457 ,359,110,457 ,361,113,457 ,362,116,457 ,364,122,457 ,365,122,458 ,368,125,458 ,376,127,458 2010,377,127,458 ,377,129,458 ,382,134,458 ,383,138,458 ,383,138,458   ,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 ,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 ,304,73,143 1850,314,73,155 ,360,73,165 ,368,73,175 ,384,73,190 ,385,74,193 ,401,74,203 ,409,75,208 ,472,75,225 ,659,75,295 ,726,75,331 1860,810,75,361 ,864,75,387 ,952,75,430 ,1083,75,465 ,1083,75,466 ,1126,76,478 ,1195,76,494 ,1230,102,519 ,1251,147,532 ,1260,147,537 1870,1349,150,556 ,1358,150,559 ,1369,150,560 ,1369,150,561 ,1386,150,583 ,1388,150,583 ,1455,150,597 ,1490,156,610 ,1511,159,620 ,1561,159,634 1880,1562,159,634 ,1591,160,641 ,1596,160,643 ,1616,160,645 ,1632,160,649 ,1652,160,656 ,1747,160,681 ,1918,160,712 ,1938,160,717 ,1991,160,728 1890,2066,160,755 ,2132,184,766 ,2246,184,799 ,2440,184,851 ,2622,184,894 ,2878,186,955 ,2971,186,993 ,3101,186,1009 ,3122,186,1021 ,3308,186,1077 1900,3487,186,1122 ,3732,186,1224 ,4015,186,1299 ,4103,186,1328 ,4198,186,1373 ,4296,186,1435 ,4378,187,1487 ,4510,187,1540 ,4643,187,1620 ,4736,187,1666 1910,5002,188,1765 ,5291,188,1884 ,5554,188,2048 ,5880,188,2181 ,6174,188,2309 ,6433,234,2434 ,6618,234,2543 ,6681,235,2598 ,6743,235,2655 ,6938,235,2722 1920,7098,246,2780 ,7235,246,2871 ,7469,247,2986 ,7591,250,3075 ,7670,250,3130 ,7900,250,3300 ,8052,250,3377 ,8140,253,3462 ,8249,253,3544 ,8363,254,3656 1930,8480,285,3716 ,8539,285,3777 ,8589,285,3815 ,8674,288,3887 ,8823,288,3984 ,8924,295,4012 ,9005,295,4064 ,9119,319,4138 ,9193,319,4186 ,9266,319,4225 1940,9295,319,4253 ,9355,319,4287 ,9403,319,4351 ,9471,319,4407 ,9507,319,4452 ,9517,319,4460 ,9533,319,4469 ,9578,319,4495 ,9620,319,4524 ,9686,320,4564 1950,9722,320,4591 ,9763,320,4610 ,9793,320,4636 ,9889,320,4686 ,9906,320,4692 ,9942,320,4695 ,9953,320,4698 ,10020,321,4710 ,10078,321,4715 ,10120,321,4718 1960,10170,323,4722 ,10191,323,4722 ,10213,324,4726 ,10228,324,4729 ,10258,325,4741 ,10280,325,4746 ,10295,325,4752 ,10344,329,4762 ,10404,329,4770 ,10438,329,4779 1970,10467,330,4784 ,10489,330,4793 ,10505,330,4796 ,10559,330,4802 ,10585,331,4804 ,10664,336,4807 ,10717,336,4824 ,10792,336,4839 ,10833,336,4849 ,10868,336,4849 1980,10946,341,4853 ,10983,350,4854 ,11013,352,4856 ,11095,353,4859 ,11121,356,4859 ,11176,374,4865 ,11201,376,4868 ,11273,378,4873 ,11309,385,4876 ,11361,418,4878 1990,11428,418,4884 ,11484,420,4888 ,11553,432,4891 ,11613,433,4899 ,11686,453,4901 ,11779,462,4911 ,11891,464,4914 ,11967,466,4920 ,12032,471,4924 ,12151,490,4929 2000,12664,492,4937 ,12822,493,4942 ,12903,554,4946 ,13363,564,4969 ,13460,570,4972 ,13482,575,4974 ,13625,588,4975 ,13830,594,4983 ,13977,613,4983 ,14113,635,4983 2010,14255,640,4986 ,14457,645,4987 ,14643,673,4988 ,14935,679,4988 ,14939,679,4988  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.