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 ,1,0 

 ,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 ,26,52 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 ,32,0 ,242,0 1900,223,0 ,347,0 ,357,0 ,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 ,228,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,130,7 ,133,0 ,189,24 ,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 ,67,0 ,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 ,82,5 ,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 ,70,12 ,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 ,212,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,205,4 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,137,6 ,140,6 ,69,5 

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 ,311,40,383 ,311,40,392 1950,311,40,401 ,311,40,403 ,312,40,408 ,312,40,416 ,312,40,418 ,313,40,421 ,314,40,424 ,316,40,430 ,316,40,430 ,316,40,430 1960,317,40,430 ,318,40,430 ,318,40,430 ,318,40,431 ,318,40,432 ,318,40,432 ,318,40,433 ,319,43,435 ,321,43,439 ,322,43,441 1970,322,43,441 ,323,43,441 ,323,43,442 ,324,43,442 ,325,44,442 ,325,47,444 ,325,47,447 ,325,47,447 ,326,47,447 ,327,47,447 1980,328,47,447 ,329,49,447 ,329,50,447 ,330,50,447 ,331,50,447 ,332,54,447 ,333,54,447 ,335,55,447 ,336,60,447 ,337,63,447 1990,343,64,448 ,347,64,448 ,352,64,448 ,352,64,448 ,356,66,450 ,356,66,450 ,356,68,450 ,356,69,451 ,356,69,451 ,357,70,452 2000,359,71,454 ,360,71,454 ,361,108,454 ,362,109,454 ,364,112,454 ,365,114,454 ,367,120,454 ,368,120,455 ,371,123,455 ,379,125,455 2010,380,125,455 ,380,127,455 ,384,132,456 ,385,137,456 ,396,141,457 ,397,144,457 ,402,146,457 ,402,148,457 ,403,148,457   ,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 ,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 ,1235,82,513 ,1256,127,526 ,1266,127,530 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 ,2135,164,764 ,2249,164,797 ,2444,164,848 ,2628,164,889 ,2885,166,949 ,2977,166,988 ,3103,166,1008 ,3124,166,1019 ,3311,166,1074 1900,3486,166,1122 ,3733,166,1222 ,4009,166,1303 ,4097,166,1332 ,4191,166,1378 ,4292,166,1437 ,4374,167,1490 ,4505,167,1544 ,4639,167,1623 ,4730,167,1671 1910,4995,168,1771 ,5274,168,1900 ,5531,168,2070 ,5852,168,2208 ,6147,168,2335 ,6398,212,2469 ,6581,212,2580 ,6648,213,2631 ,6708,213,2690 ,6896,213,2764 1920,7052,222,2826 ,7188,222,2918 ,7422,223,3033 ,7543,226,3123 ,7623,226,3177 ,7850,226,3353 ,8001,226,3430 ,8091,229,3513 ,8199,229,3596 ,8308,230,3712 1930,8422,261,3775 ,8481,261,3838 ,8529,261,3879 ,8612,264,3953 ,8752,264,4059 ,8855,271,4086 ,8933,271,4141 ,9042,295,4221 ,9114,295,4271 ,9185,295,4312 1940,9212,295,4342 ,9272,295,4377 ,9322,295,4439 ,9392,295,4493 ,9428,295,4538 ,9438,295,4546 ,9454,295,4555 ,9496,295,4584 ,9538,295,4613 ,9604,296,4653 1950,9638,296,4683 ,9686,296,4702 ,9715,296,4729 ,9808,296,4782 ,9825,296,4788 ,9861,296,4791 ,9872,296,4794 ,9939,297,4806 ,9997,297,4811 ,10039,297,4814 1960,10089,299,4818 ,10110,299,4818 ,10132,300,4822 ,10147,300,4825 ,10177,301,4837 ,10199,301,4842 ,10213,301,4850 ,10262,305,4860 ,10314,305,4876 ,10347,305,4886 1970,10377,306,4891 ,10399,306,4900 ,10415,306,4903 ,10469,306,4909 ,10495,307,4911 ,10572,312,4916 ,10625,312,4933 ,10700,312,4948 ,10741,312,4958 ,10776,312,4958 1980,10854,317,4962 ,10892,326,4963 ,10923,328,4964 ,11005,329,4967 ,11031,332,4967 ,11086,350,4973 ,11110,352,4977 ,11182,354,4982 ,11218,361,4985 ,11269,394,4988 1990,11336,394,4994 ,11392,396,4998 ,11459,408,5001 ,11517,409,5011 ,11588,429,5015 ,11675,438,5031 ,11782,440,5039 ,11860,442,5045 ,11924,447,5050 ,12043,466,5055 2000,12555,468,5064 ,12712,469,5070 ,12793,535,5074 ,13250,546,5100 ,13347,552,5103 ,13369,557,5105 ,13511,570,5107 ,13714,576,5116 ,13861,595,5116 ,13996,617,5117 2010,14130,622,5128 ,14331,626,5132 ,14518,653,5133 ,14825,661,5135 ,15000,691,5135 ,15128,734,5136 ,15265,740,5136 ,15405,746,5136 ,15473,751,5137  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.