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 ,3,1 ,5,4 ,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 ,6,1 ,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 1910,10,2 ,14,0 ,36,0 ,17,1 ,19,0 ,32,12 ,11,0 ,4,0 ,9,0 ,11,0 1920,21,2 ,16,1 ,16,0 ,6,1 ,4,0 ,14,0 ,9,0 ,6,0 ,7,0 ,7,0 1930,15,8 ,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 ,9,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1960,1,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,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 ,3,2 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1980,1,0 ,3,2 ,0,1 ,3,3 ,2,0 ,1,4 ,1,0 ,2,1 ,1,5 ,4,4 1990,7,1 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,6,2 ,1,0 ,0,2 ,1,1 ,0,0 ,2,2 2000,4,1 ,1,0 ,1,37 ,1,1 ,2,4 ,2,2 ,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 ,131,16 ,31,2 

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 ,108,4,54 ,111,8,56 ,113,8,58 1870,118,8,58 ,118,8,58 ,119,8,58 ,119,8,58 ,119,8,59 ,119,8,59 ,119,8,59 ,120,9,59 ,124,9,59 ,125,9,60 1880,125,9,60 ,126,9,62 ,127,9,62 ,128,9,62 ,128,9,62 ,130,9,64 ,132,9,65 ,141,9,67 ,142,9,67 ,143,9,68 1890,147,9,71 ,149,10,75 ,151,10,78 ,162,10,83 ,163,10,84 ,171,10,89 ,173,10,91 ,176,10,93 ,176,10,93 ,178,10,94 1900,182,10,95 ,188,10,100 ,192,10,105 ,192,10,109 ,192,10,112 ,195,10,119 ,199,10,125 ,201,10,128 ,202,10,129 ,203,10,129 1910,207,12,135 ,211,12,145 ,229,12,163 ,233,13,176 ,240,13,188 ,249,25,211 ,253,25,218 ,254,25,221 ,256,25,228 ,259,25,236 1920,268,27,248 ,278,28,254 ,280,28,268 ,281,29,273 ,282,29,276 ,287,29,285 ,293,29,288 ,294,29,293 ,296,29,298 ,297,29,304 1930,298,37,318 ,299,37,319 ,299,37,320 ,300,37,323 ,303,37,325 ,305,38,337 ,307,38,340 ,307,38,344 ,308,38,347 ,308,39,348 1940,309,39,348 ,311,39,353 ,311,39,355 ,312,39,356 ,312,39,364 ,312,39,365 ,312,39,368 ,315,39,373 ,316,39,392 ,316,39,401 1950,316,39,410 ,316,39,412 ,317,39,417 ,317,39,425 ,317,39,427 ,317,39,431 ,318,39,434 ,320,39,441 ,320,39,441 ,320,39,441 1960,321,39,441 ,322,39,441 ,322,39,442 ,322,39,443 ,322,39,444 ,322,39,444 ,322,39,445 ,322,42,448 ,324,42,452 ,325,42,454 1970,325,42,454 ,326,42,454 ,326,42,455 ,327,42,455 ,328,43,456 ,328,45,459 ,328,45,462 ,328,45,462 ,329,45,462 ,330,45,462 1980,331,45,462 ,332,47,464 ,332,48,464 ,333,51,466 ,334,51,467 ,335,55,467 ,336,55,467 ,338,56,467 ,339,61,467 ,340,65,470 1990,346,66,471 ,350,66,471 ,355,66,471 ,355,66,471 ,359,68,473 ,359,68,474 ,359,70,474 ,359,71,475 ,359,71,475 ,360,73,476 2000,362,74,478 ,363,74,478 ,364,111,478 ,365,112,478 ,367,116,478 ,368,118,479 ,370,124,479 ,371,124,480 ,374,127,480 ,382,129,480 2010,383,129,480 ,383,131,480 ,387,136,481 ,388,141,481 ,399,145,482 ,400,148,482 ,405,150,482 ,405,152,482 ,406,154,482 ,408,155,482 2020,409,162,482 ,410,164,482 ,413,168,483 ,413,168,483   ,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 ,7094,221,3020 ,7320,222,3143 ,7435,225,3239 ,7513,225,3296 ,7739,225,3473 ,7887,225,3555 ,7977,228,3638 ,8083,228,3722 ,8193,229,3837 1930,8306,260,3902 ,8362,260,3968 ,8409,260,4010 ,8490,263,4086 ,8626,263,4196 ,8731,270,4223 ,8806,270,4282 ,8911,294,4368 ,8981,294,4420 ,9049,294,4464 1940,9075,294,4494 ,9135,294,4529 ,9185,294,4591 ,9255,294,4645 ,9292,294,4690 ,9302,294,4698 ,9317,294,4708 ,9358,294,4738 ,9400,294,4767 ,9464,295,4809 1950,9498,295,4839 ,9547,295,4858 ,9576,295,4885 ,9669,295,4938 ,9685,295,4945 ,9720,295,4949 ,9731,295,4952 ,9789,296,4973 ,9847,296,4978 ,9888,296,4982 1960,9937,298,4987 ,9958,298,4987 ,9980,299,4991 ,9995,299,4994 ,10027,300,5004 ,10049,300,5009 ,10064,300,5016 ,10114,304,5025 ,10173,304,5034 ,10203,304,5047 1970,10233,305,5052 ,10256,305,5060 ,10272,305,5063 ,10326,305,5069 ,10352,306,5071 ,10429,310,5076 ,10482,310,5093 ,10558,310,5107 ,10598,310,5118 ,10633,310,5118 1980,10712,315,5122 ,10750,324,5123 ,10781,326,5124 ,10863,333,5127 ,10889,336,5127 ,10943,354,5134 ,10967,356,5138 ,11039,358,5143 ,11076,365,5145 ,11126,398,5149 1990,11192,398,5156 ,11249,400,5160 ,11313,412,5165 ,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 ,16012,820,5336 ,16043,822,5336  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.