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 ,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 ,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 ,12,1 

 ,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 ,26,54 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 ,60,18 ,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 ,202,5 ,187,28 ,296,6 ,145,18 

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 ,86,3,40 ,94,3,45 ,94,3,45 ,100,3,48 ,108,3,48 ,109,5,49 ,112,9,49 ,114,9,51 1870,119,9,51 ,119,9,51 ,120,9,51 ,120,9,51 ,120,9,52 ,120,9,52 ,120,9,52 ,121,10,52 ,125,10,52 ,125,10,54 1880,125,10,54 ,127,10,55 ,127,10,56 ,128,10,56 ,128,10,56 ,130,10,58 ,132,10,59 ,139,10,63 ,140,10,63 ,141,10,64 1890,145,10,67 ,147,11,70 ,149,11,73 ,159,11,79 ,160,11,80 ,168,11,85 ,169,11,88 ,171,11,91 ,171,11,91 ,173,11,92 1900,177,11,93 ,183,11,98 ,187,11,103 ,187,11,107 ,187,11,110 ,190,11,116 ,194,11,122 ,196,11,125 ,197,11,126 ,198,11,126 1910,202,13,131 ,206,13,141 ,227,13,156 ,231,14,168 ,237,14,181 ,245,26,204 ,249,26,211 ,250,26,214 ,251,26,222 ,253,26,231 1920,264,29,240 ,274,30,246 ,276,30,260 ,277,31,265 ,277,31,269 ,281,31,278 ,286,31,281 ,287,31,286 ,289,31,291 ,290,31,296 1930,292,39,308 ,293,39,309 ,293,39,310 ,294,39,313 ,297,39,315 ,299,40,327 ,301,40,330 ,301,40,334 ,302,40,337 ,302,41,338 1940,303,41,338 ,305,41,343 ,305,41,345 ,306,41,346 ,306,41,354 ,306,41,355 ,306,41,358 ,310,41,362 ,312,41,380 ,312,41,389 1950,312,41,398 ,312,41,400 ,313,41,405 ,314,41,412 ,314,41,414 ,316,41,416 ,317,41,419 ,319,41,425 ,319,41,425 ,319,41,425 1960,320,41,425 ,321,41,425 ,321,41,425 ,321,41,426 ,321,41,427 ,321,41,427 ,321,41,428 ,322,44,430 ,324,44,434 ,325,44,436 1970,325,44,436 ,326,44,436 ,326,44,437 ,327,44,437 ,329,45,437 ,329,48,439 ,329,48,442 ,329,48,442 ,330,48,442 ,331,48,442 1980,332,48,442 ,333,50,442 ,333,51,442 ,334,51,442 ,335,51,442 ,336,55,442 ,337,55,442 ,339,56,442 ,340,61,442 ,341,64,442 1990,347,65,443 ,351,65,443 ,356,65,443 ,356,65,443 ,360,67,445 ,360,67,445 ,360,69,445 ,360,70,446 ,360,70,446 ,362,71,446 2000,364,72,448 ,365,72,448 ,366,109,448 ,367,110,448 ,369,113,448 ,370,116,448 ,372,122,448 ,373,122,449 ,376,125,449 ,384,127,449 2010,385,127,449 ,385,129,449 ,390,134,449 ,391,138,449 ,403,139,449   ,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 ,304,64,143 1850,314,64,155 ,359,64,165 ,367,64,175 ,383,64,190 ,384,65,193 ,400,65,203 ,408,66,208 ,472,66,224 ,659,66,294 ,726,66,330 1860,810,66,360 ,864,66,386 ,952,66,429 ,1083,66,464 ,1083,66,465 ,1126,67,477 ,1195,67,493 ,1230,85,518 ,1251,130,531 ,1261,130,535 1870,1350,133,554 ,1359,133,557 ,1370,133,558 ,1370,133,559 ,1387,133,581 ,1389,133,581 ,1456,133,595 ,1491,139,608 ,1512,142,618 ,1562,142,632 1880,1563,142,632 ,1592,143,639 ,1597,143,641 ,1617,143,643 ,1633,143,647 ,1653,143,654 ,1747,143,680 ,1918,143,711 ,1938,143,716 ,1991,143,727 1890,2066,143,754 ,2132,167,765 ,2248,167,796 ,2442,167,848 ,2624,167,891 ,2880,169,952 ,2973,169,990 ,3102,169,1007 ,3123,169,1019 ,3309,169,1075 1900,3488,169,1120 ,3733,169,1222 ,4016,169,1297 ,4104,169,1326 ,4199,169,1371 ,4298,169,1432 ,4380,170,1484 ,4513,170,1536 ,4646,170,1616 ,4739,170,1662 1910,5004,171,1762 ,5294,171,1880 ,5557,171,2044 ,5884,171,2176 ,6179,171,2303 ,6439,217,2427 ,6623,217,2537 ,6686,218,2592 ,6748,218,2649 ,6942,218,2717 1920,7102,229,2775 ,7240,229,2865 ,7474,230,2980 ,7596,233,3069 ,7675,233,3124 ,7905,233,3294 ,8057,233,3371 ,8145,236,3456 ,8254,236,3538 ,8368,237,3650 1930,8486,268,3709 ,8545,268,3770 ,8595,268,3808 ,8679,271,3881 ,8828,271,3978 ,8930,278,4005 ,9011,278,4057 ,9125,302,4131 ,9199,302,4179 ,9271,302,4219 1940,9300,302,4247 ,9360,302,4281 ,9409,302,4344 ,9477,302,4400 ,9513,302,4445 ,9523,302,4453 ,9539,302,4462 ,9584,302,4488 ,9626,302,4517 ,9692,303,4557 1950,9727,303,4585 ,9768,303,4604 ,9797,303,4631 ,9893,303,4681 ,9910,303,4687 ,9946,303,4690 ,9957,303,4693 ,10024,304,4705 ,10082,304,4710 ,10124,304,4713 1960,10174,306,4717 ,10195,306,4717 ,10217,307,4721 ,10232,307,4724 ,10262,308,4736 ,10284,308,4741 ,10298,308,4748 ,10347,312,4758 ,10406,312,4767 ,10439,312,4777 1970,10468,313,4782 ,10490,313,4791 ,10506,313,4794 ,10560,313,4800 ,10586,314,4802 ,10665,319,4805 ,10718,319,4822 ,10793,319,4837 ,10834,319,4847 ,10869,319,4847 1980,10947,324,4851 ,10984,333,4852 ,11014,335,4854 ,11096,336,4857 ,11122,339,4857 ,11177,357,4863 ,11202,359,4866 ,11274,361,4871 ,11310,368,4874 ,11361,401,4877 1990,11428,401,4883 ,11484,403,4887 ,11553,415,4890 ,11613,416,4898 ,11685,436,4901 ,11778,445,4911 ,11890,447,4914 ,11966,449,4920 ,12031,454,4924 ,12150,473,4929 2000,12663,475,4937 ,12821,476,4942 ,12902,540,4946 ,13361,551,4970 ,13458,557,4973 ,13480,562,4975 ,13623,575,4976 ,13828,581,4984 ,13975,600,4984 ,14111,622,4984 2010,14245,627,4995 ,14446,632,4996 ,14632,660,4997 ,14928,666,4997 ,15073,684,4997  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.