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 ,2,1 ,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 1920,20,3 ,16,1 ,16,0 ,6,1 ,4,0 ,14,0 ,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 ,1,1 ,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 ,1,2 ,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 

 ,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 ,26,52 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 ,60,17 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,13,0 ,12,0 ,3,0 ,38,0 ,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 ,135,1 ,185,0 ,213,0 ,139,0 1910,365,1 ,408,0 ,427,0 ,459,0 ,422,0 ,385,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,9 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,403,0 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,120,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,130,7 ,133,0 ,188,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,57,0 ,95,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,81,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,64,0 ,64,0 ,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 1970,34,1 ,31,0 ,19,0 ,60,0 ,28,1 ,82,5 ,70,0 ,90,0 ,51,0 ,35,0 1980,82,5 ,39,9 ,32,2 ,85,1 ,26,3 ,61,18 ,28,2 ,77,2 ,39,7 ,54,33 1990,73,0 ,60,2 ,71,12 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,84,2 ,69,5 ,124,19 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,204,5 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,137,6 ,133,5 

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 ,67,3,33 ,84,3,42 ,91,3,48 ,91,3,48 ,97,3,51 ,105,3,51 ,106,4,52 ,109,8,52 ,111,8,54 1870,116,8,54 ,116,8,54 ,117,8,54 ,117,8,54 ,117,8,55 ,117,8,55 ,117,8,55 ,118,9,55 ,122,9,55 ,123,9,56 1880,123,9,56 ,124,9,58 ,125,9,58 ,126,9,58 ,126,9,58 ,128,9,60 ,130,9,61 ,137,9,65 ,138,9,65 ,139,9,66 1890,143,9,69 ,145,10,72 ,147,10,75 ,158,10,80 ,159,10,81 ,167,10,86 ,168,10,89 ,170,10,92 ,170,10,92 ,172,10,93 1900,176,10,94 ,182,10,99 ,186,10,104 ,186,10,108 ,186,10,111 ,189,10,118 ,193,10,124 ,195,10,127 ,196,10,128 ,197,10,128 1910,201,12,133 ,205,12,143 ,224,12,160 ,228,13,172 ,234,13,185 ,243,25,207 ,247,25,214 ,248,25,217 ,250,25,224 ,253,25,232 1920,263,28,242 ,273,29,248 ,275,29,262 ,276,30,267 ,277,30,270 ,282,30,279 ,287,30,282 ,288,30,287 ,290,30,292 ,291,30,297 1930,293,38,309 ,294,38,310 ,294,38,311 ,295,38,314 ,298,38,316 ,300,39,328 ,302,39,331 ,302,39,335 ,303,39,338 ,303,40,339 1940,304,40,339 ,306,40,344 ,306,40,346 ,307,40,347 ,307,40,355 ,307,40,356 ,307,40,359 ,310,40,364 ,312,40,382 ,312,40,391 1950,312,40,400 ,312,40,402 ,313,40,407 ,313,40,415 ,313,40,417 ,314,40,420 ,315,40,423 ,317,40,429 ,317,40,429 ,317,40,429 1960,318,40,429 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,430 ,319,40,431 ,319,40,431 ,319,40,432 ,320,43,434 ,322,43,438 ,323,43,440 1970,323,43,440 ,324,43,440 ,324,43,441 ,325,43,441 ,326,44,441 ,326,47,443 ,326,47,446 ,326,47,446 ,327,47,446 ,328,47,446 1980,329,47,446 ,330,49,446 ,330,50,446 ,331,50,446 ,332,50,446 ,333,54,446 ,334,54,446 ,336,55,446 ,337,60,446 ,338,63,446 1990,344,64,447 ,348,64,447 ,353,64,447 ,353,64,447 ,357,66,449 ,357,66,449 ,357,68,449 ,357,69,450 ,357,69,450 ,358,70,451 2000,360,71,453 ,361,71,453 ,362,108,453 ,363,109,453 ,365,112,453 ,366,114,453 ,368,120,453 ,369,120,454 ,372,123,454 ,380,125,454 2010,381,125,454 ,381,127,454 ,385,132,455 ,386,137,455 ,397,141,456 ,398,144,456 ,403,146,456 ,403,148,456   ,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 ,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 ,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 ,305,62,142 1850,315,62,154 ,360,62,164 ,368,62,174 ,384,62,189 ,385,63,192 ,401,63,202 ,409,64,207 ,474,64,222 ,662,64,291 ,729,64,327 1860,814,64,356 ,870,64,380 ,958,64,423 ,1089,64,458 ,1089,64,459 ,1132,65,471 ,1201,65,487 ,1236,82,512 ,1257,127,525 ,1267,127,529 1870,1356,130,548 ,1366,130,551 ,1377,130,552 ,1379,130,553 ,1396,130,574 ,1398,130,574 ,1465,130,588 ,1500,136,601 ,1521,139,611 ,1571,139,625 1880,1572,139,625 ,1601,140,632 ,1606,140,634 ,1626,140,636 ,1642,140,640 ,1661,140,648 ,1756,140,673 ,1926,140,705 ,1946,140,710 ,1999,140,721 1890,2074,140,748 ,2139,164,760 ,2254,164,792 ,2447,164,845 ,2631,164,886 ,2888,166,946 ,2980,166,985 ,3106,166,1005 ,3128,166,1016 ,3316,166,1070 1900,3492,166,1118 ,3739,166,1218 ,4016,166,1299 ,4104,166,1328 ,4198,166,1374 ,4300,166,1432 ,4382,167,1485 ,4513,167,1539 ,4646,167,1619 ,4737,167,1667 1910,5002,168,1767 ,5282,168,1895 ,5539,168,2065 ,5860,168,2203 ,6156,168,2329 ,6408,212,2462 ,6592,212,2572 ,6659,213,2623 ,6720,213,2681 ,6908,213,2755 1920,7065,222,2816 ,7201,222,2908 ,7435,223,3023 ,7556,226,3113 ,7636,226,3167 ,7863,226,3343 ,8015,226,3420 ,8105,229,3503 ,8213,229,3586 ,8322,230,3702 1930,8436,261,3765 ,8493,261,3828 ,8542,261,3868 ,8625,264,3942 ,8765,264,4048 ,8868,271,4075 ,8947,271,4129 ,9055,295,4209 ,9128,295,4258 ,9199,295,4299 1940,9226,295,4329 ,9287,295,4363 ,9337,295,4425 ,9407,295,4479 ,9443,295,4524 ,9453,295,4532 ,9469,295,4541 ,9513,295,4568 ,9555,295,4597 ,9620,296,4638 1950,9654,296,4668 ,9699,296,4687 ,9728,296,4714 ,9821,296,4767 ,9838,296,4773 ,9874,296,4776 ,9885,296,4779 ,9952,297,4791 ,10010,297,4796 ,10052,297,4799 1960,10102,299,4803 ,10123,299,4803 ,10145,300,4807 ,10160,300,4810 ,10190,301,4822 ,10212,301,4827 ,10226,301,4835 ,10275,305,4845 ,10327,305,4861 ,10360,305,4871 1970,10389,306,4876 ,10411,306,4885 ,10427,306,4888 ,10481,306,4894 ,10507,307,4896 ,10584,312,4901 ,10637,312,4918 ,10712,312,4933 ,10753,312,4943 ,10788,312,4943 1980,10866,317,4947 ,10904,326,4948 ,10935,328,4949 ,11017,329,4952 ,11043,332,4952 ,11098,350,4958 ,11122,352,4962 ,11194,354,4967 ,11230,361,4970 ,11281,394,4973 1990,11348,394,4979 ,11404,396,4983 ,11472,408,4986 ,11530,409,4996 ,11601,429,5000 ,11688,438,5016 ,11796,440,5023 ,11874,442,5029 ,11938,447,5034 ,12057,466,5039 2000,12569,468,5048 ,12726,469,5054 ,12807,535,5058 ,13264,546,5084 ,13361,552,5087 ,13383,557,5089 ,13526,570,5090 ,13730,576,5099 ,13877,595,5099 ,14012,617,5100 2010,14146,622,5111 ,14347,627,5114 ,14534,654,5115 ,14841,662,5117 ,15016,692,5117 ,15145,735,5117 ,15282,741,5117 ,15415,746,5117  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.