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 ,9,0 ,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 1920,20,3 ,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 ,1,3 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 2020,0,4 

 ,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 ,26,50 1850,22,0 ,55,0 ,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 ,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 ,121,0 ,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 1900,223,0 ,348,1 ,357,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,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 ,134,0 ,403,0 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,130,7 ,134,0 ,191,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,57,0 ,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 ,84,2 ,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 ,139,7 ,143,6 ,119,8 ,150,9 2020,52,5 

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 ,12,0,1 ,12,0,1 ,12,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 1810,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,1 ,14,0,2 ,14,0,2 1820,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,15,0,2 ,16,0,2 1830,16,0,2 ,21,0,2 ,21,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,22,0,3 ,23,0,3 ,25,0,5 1840,28,0,8 ,28,0,8 ,30,0,8 ,30,0,8 ,30,0,10 ,30,0,10 ,30,0,11 ,30,0,11 ,30,0,11 ,30,2,11 1850,32,2,11 ,33,2,12 ,34,2,14 ,39,2,16 ,39,3,16 ,43,3,19 ,43,3,19 ,47,3,24 ,51,3,25 ,53,3,26 1860,56,3,28 ,70,3,33 ,87,3,42 ,94,3,48 ,94,3,48 ,101,3,51 ,109,3,51 ,110,4,52 ,113,8,52 ,115,8,54 1870,120,8,54 ,120,8,54 ,121,8,54 ,121,8,54 ,121,8,55 ,121,8,55 ,121,8,55 ,122,9,55 ,126,9,55 ,127,9,56 1880,127,9,56 ,128,9,58 ,129,9,58 ,130,9,58 ,130,9,58 ,132,9,60 ,134,9,61 ,141,9,65 ,142,9,65 ,143,9,66 1890,147,9,69 ,149,10,72 ,151,10,75 ,162,10,80 ,163,10,81 ,171,10,86 ,172,10,89 ,174,10,92 ,174,10,92 ,176,10,93 1900,180,10,94 ,186,10,99 ,190,10,104 ,190,10,108 ,190,10,111 ,193,10,118 ,197,10,124 ,199,10,127 ,200,10,128 ,201,10,128 1910,205,12,133 ,209,12,143 ,228,12,160 ,232,13,172 ,239,13,184 ,248,25,206 ,252,25,213 ,253,25,216 ,255,25,223 ,258,25,231 1920,268,28,241 ,278,29,247 ,280,29,261 ,281,30,266 ,282,30,269 ,287,30,278 ,293,30,281 ,294,30,286 ,296,30,291 ,297,30,296 1930,299,38,308 ,300,38,309 ,300,38,310 ,301,38,313 ,304,38,315 ,306,39,327 ,308,39,330 ,308,39,334 ,309,39,337 ,309,40,338 1940,310,40,338 ,312,40,343 ,312,40,345 ,313,40,346 ,313,40,354 ,313,40,355 ,313,40,358 ,316,40,363 ,317,40,382 ,317,40,391 1950,317,40,400 ,317,40,402 ,318,40,407 ,318,40,415 ,318,40,417 ,319,40,420 ,320,40,423 ,322,40,429 ,322,40,429 ,322,40,429 1960,323,40,429 ,324,40,429 ,324,40,429 ,324,40,430 ,324,40,431 ,324,40,431 ,324,40,432 ,325,43,434 ,327,43,438 ,328,43,440 1970,328,43,440 ,329,43,440 ,329,43,441 ,330,43,441 ,331,44,441 ,331,46,443 ,331,46,446 ,331,46,446 ,332,46,446 ,333,46,446 1980,334,46,446 ,335,48,446 ,335,49,446 ,336,52,446 ,337,52,446 ,338,56,446 ,339,56,446 ,341,57,446 ,342,62,446 ,343,65,446 1990,349,66,447 ,353,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,362,68,449 ,362,68,449 ,362,70,449 ,362,71,450 ,362,71,450 ,363,73,451 2000,365,74,453 ,366,74,453 ,367,111,453 ,368,112,453 ,370,116,453 ,371,118,453 ,373,124,453 ,374,124,454 ,377,127,454 ,385,129,454 2010,386,129,454 ,386,131,454 ,390,136,455 ,391,141,455 ,402,145,456 ,403,148,456 ,408,150,456 ,408,152,456 ,409,154,456 ,411,155,456 2020,411,159,456   ,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 ,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 1800,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 ,149,0,43 ,149,0,43 ,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 ,222,10,93 ,227,10,95 1840,246,10,108 ,247,10,109 ,266,10,116 ,266,10,116 ,275,10,122 ,276,10,122 ,291,10,129 ,292,10,129 ,292,10,129 ,306,60,141 1850,316,60,153 ,361,60,163 ,369,60,173 ,385,60,188 ,386,61,191 ,402,61,201 ,410,62,206 ,475,62,221 ,663,62,290 ,729,62,326 1860,814,62,355 ,869,62,379 ,957,62,422 ,1090,62,455 ,1090,62,456 ,1133,63,468 ,1202,63,484 ,1236,80,510 ,1257,125,523 ,1267,125,527 1870,1356,128,546 ,1366,128,549 ,1377,128,550 ,1379,128,551 ,1396,128,572 ,1398,128,572 ,1465,128,586 ,1500,134,599 ,1521,137,609 ,1571,137,623 1880,1572,137,623 ,1601,138,630 ,1606,138,632 ,1626,138,634 ,1642,138,638 ,1661,138,646 ,1756,138,672 ,1927,138,703 ,1947,138,708 ,2000,138,719 1890,2075,138,746 ,2136,162,762 ,2250,162,795 ,2442,162,849 ,2626,162,890 ,2881,164,952 ,2973,164,991 ,3099,164,1011 ,3122,164,1021 ,3309,164,1076 1900,3484,164,1124 ,3732,165,1224 ,4007,165,1306 ,4095,165,1335 ,4187,165,1383 ,4288,165,1442 ,4367,166,1498 ,4496,166,1554 ,4627,166,1636 ,4718,166,1684 1910,4983,167,1784 ,5263,167,1913 ,5516,167,2087 ,5835,167,2227 ,6129,167,2355 ,6380,211,2490 ,6560,211,2604 ,6627,212,2655 ,6687,212,2714 ,6874,212,2789 1920,7027,220,2854 ,7162,220,2947 ,7394,221,3064 ,7507,224,3162 ,7587,224,3216 ,7816,224,3390 ,7966,224,3469 ,8057,227,3551 ,8165,227,3634 ,8275,228,3749 1930,8389,259,3812 ,8448,259,3875 ,8496,259,3916 ,8578,262,3991 ,8716,262,4099 ,8820,269,4125 ,8898,269,4181 ,9008,293,4262 ,9080,293,4312 ,9150,293,4354 1940,9177,293,4384 ,9237,293,4419 ,9286,293,4482 ,9356,293,4536 ,9393,293,4581 ,9403,293,4589 ,9419,293,4598 ,9461,293,4627 ,9503,293,4656 ,9569,294,4696 1950,9603,294,4726 ,9652,294,4745 ,9681,294,4772 ,9774,294,4825 ,9791,294,4831 ,9826,294,4835 ,9837,294,4838 ,9904,295,4850 ,9962,295,4855 ,10004,295,4858 1960,10053,297,4863 ,10074,297,4863 ,10096,298,4867 ,10111,298,4870 ,10141,299,4882 ,10163,299,4887 ,10177,299,4895 ,10226,303,4905 ,10278,303,4921 ,10309,303,4933 1970,10339,304,4938 ,10362,304,4946 ,10378,304,4949 ,10432,304,4955 ,10458,305,4957 ,10535,309,4962 ,10588,309,4979 ,10663,309,4994 ,10703,309,5005 ,10738,309,5005 1980,10817,314,5009 ,10855,323,5010 ,10886,325,5011 ,10968,332,5014 ,10994,335,5014 ,11049,353,5020 ,11073,355,5024 ,11145,357,5029 ,11182,364,5031 ,11232,397,5035 1990,11299,397,5041 ,11356,399,5045 ,11422,411,5048 ,11480,412,5058 ,11551,431,5062 ,11639,440,5077 ,11746,442,5085 ,11824,444,5091 ,11888,449,5096 ,12007,471,5101 2000,12518,473,5111 ,12675,474,5117 ,12756,539,5121 ,13202,550,5158 ,13299,558,5161 ,13321,563,5163 ,13464,576,5165 ,13667,582,5175 ,13814,601,5175 ,13949,623,5176 2010,14082,628,5188 ,14284,632,5192 ,14470,659,5194 ,14778,667,5196 ,14953,697,5196 ,15081,740,5197 ,15220,747,5197 ,15363,753,5197 ,15481,761,5198 ,15631,770,5198 2020,15683,775,5198  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.