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 ,85,64 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,203,5 ,187,28 ,296,6 ,21,1 

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 ,1261,147,536 1870,1350,150,555 ,1359,150,558 ,1370,150,559 ,1370,150,560 ,1387,150,582 ,1389,150,582 ,1456,150,596 ,1491,156,609 ,1512,159,619 ,1562,159,633 1880,1563,159,633 ,1592,160,640 ,1597,160,642 ,1617,160,644 ,1633,160,648 ,1653,160,655 ,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 1910,5000,188,1767 ,5289,188,1886 ,5552,188,2050 ,5878,188,2183 ,6172,188,2311 ,6431,234,2436 ,6616,234,2545 ,6679,235,2600 ,6741,235,2657 ,6936,235,2724 1920,7096,246,2782 ,7233,246,2873 ,7467,247,2988 ,7589,250,3077 ,7668,250,3132 ,7897,250,3303 ,8049,250,3380 ,8137,253,3465 ,8246,253,3547 ,8360,254,3659 1930,8477,285,3719 ,8536,285,3780 ,8586,285,3818 ,8670,288,3891 ,8819,288,3988 ,8921,295,4015 ,9002,295,4067 ,9116,319,4141 ,9190,319,4189 ,9262,319,4229 1940,9291,319,4257 ,9351,319,4291 ,9399,319,4355 ,9467,319,4411 ,9503,319,4456 ,9513,319,4464 ,9529,319,4473 ,9574,319,4499 ,9616,319,4528 ,9682,320,4568 1950,9718,320,4595 ,9759,320,4614 ,9789,320,4640 ,9885,320,4690 ,9902,320,4696 ,9938,320,4699 ,9949,320,4702 ,10016,321,4714 ,10074,321,4719 ,10116,321,4722 1960,10166,323,4726 ,10187,323,4726 ,10209,324,4730 ,10224,324,4733 ,10254,325,4745 ,10276,325,4750 ,10291,325,4756 ,10340,329,4766 ,10400,329,4774 ,10433,329,4784 1970,10462,330,4789 ,10484,330,4798 ,10500,330,4801 ,10554,330,4807 ,10580,331,4809 ,10659,336,4812 ,10712,336,4829 ,10787,336,4844 ,10828,336,4854 ,10863,336,4854 1980,10941,341,4858 ,10978,350,4859 ,11008,352,4861 ,11090,353,4864 ,11116,356,4864 ,11171,374,4870 ,11196,376,4873 ,11268,378,4878 ,11304,385,4881 ,11356,418,4883 1990,11423,418,4889 ,11479,420,4893 ,11548,432,4896 ,11608,433,4904 ,11681,453,4906 ,11774,462,4916 ,11886,464,4919 ,11962,466,4925 ,12027,471,4929 ,12146,490,4934 2000,12659,492,4942 ,12817,493,4947 ,12898,557,4951 ,13358,568,4974 ,13455,574,4977 ,13477,579,4979 ,13620,592,4980 ,13825,598,4988 ,13972,617,4988 ,14108,639,4988 2010,14249,644,4992 ,14451,649,4993 ,14637,677,4994 ,14933,683,4994 ,14954,684,4994  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.