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 ,99,18 

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 ,99,3,49 ,107,3,49 ,108,5,50 ,111,9,50 ,113,9,52 1870,118,9,52 ,118,9,52 ,119,9,52 ,119,9,52 ,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 ,169,11,84 ,170,11,87 ,172,11,90 ,172,11,90 ,174,11,91 1900,178,11,92 ,185,11,96 ,190,11,100 ,190,11,104 ,190,11,107 ,194,11,112 ,198,11,118 ,200,11,121 ,201,11,122 ,202,11,122 1910,206,13,127 ,210,13,137 ,231,13,152 ,235,14,164 ,242,14,176 ,249,26,200 ,253,26,207 ,254,26,210 ,255,26,218 ,257,26,227 1920,268,29,236 ,278,30,242 ,280,30,256 ,282,31,260 ,282,31,264 ,286,31,273 ,291,31,276 ,292,31,281 ,294,31,286 ,295,31,291 1930,297,39,303 ,298,39,304 ,298,39,305 ,299,39,308 ,302,39,310 ,304,40,322 ,306,40,325 ,306,40,329 ,307,40,332 ,307,41,333 1940,308,41,333 ,310,41,338 ,310,41,340 ,311,41,341 ,311,41,349 ,311,41,350 ,311,41,353 ,315,41,357 ,317,41,375 ,317,41,384 1950,318,41,392 ,318,41,394 ,319,41,399 ,320,41,406 ,320,41,408 ,322,41,410 ,323,41,413 ,325,41,419 ,325,41,419 ,325,41,419 1960,326,41,419 ,327,41,419 ,327,41,419 ,327,41,420 ,327,41,421 ,327,41,421 ,327,41,422 ,328,44,424 ,330,44,428 ,331,44,430 1970,331,44,430 ,332,44,430 ,332,44,431 ,333,44,431 ,335,45,431 ,335,48,433 ,335,48,436 ,335,48,436 ,336,48,436 ,337,48,436 1980,338,48,436 ,339,50,436 ,339,51,436 ,340,51,436 ,341,51,436 ,342,55,436 ,343,55,436 ,344,56,437 ,345,61,437 ,346,64,437 1990,352,65,438 ,356,65,438 ,361,65,438 ,361,65,438 ,365,67,440 ,365,67,440 ,365,69,440 ,365,70,441 ,365,70,441 ,367,71,441 2000,369,72,443 ,370,72,443 ,371,109,443 ,372,110,443 ,374,113,443 ,375,116,443 ,377,122,443 ,378,122,444 ,381,125,444 ,389,127,444 2010,390,127,444 ,390,129,444 ,395,134,444 ,396,138,444 ,408,139,444   ,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 ,2247,167,797 ,2441,167,849 ,2623,167,892 ,2878,169,954 ,2971,169,992 ,3100,169,1009 ,3121,169,1021 ,3307,169,1077 1900,3486,169,1122 ,3731,169,1224 ,4014,169,1299 ,4102,169,1328 ,4197,169,1373 ,4296,169,1434 ,4378,170,1486 ,4510,170,1539 ,4643,170,1619 ,4736,170,1665 1910,5001,171,1765 ,5290,171,1884 ,5553,171,2048 ,5880,171,2180 ,6175,171,2307 ,6435,217,2431 ,6620,217,2540 ,6683,218,2595 ,6745,218,2652 ,6940,218,2719 1920,7100,229,2777 ,7237,229,2868 ,7471,230,2983 ,7593,233,3072 ,7672,233,3127 ,7902,233,3297 ,8054,233,3374 ,8142,236,3459 ,8251,236,3541 ,8365,237,3653 1930,8483,268,3712 ,8542,268,3773 ,8592,268,3811 ,8676,271,3884 ,8825,271,3981 ,8927,278,4008 ,9008,278,4060 ,9122,302,4134 ,9196,302,4182 ,9268,302,4222 1940,9297,302,4250 ,9357,302,4284 ,9406,302,4347 ,9474,302,4403 ,9510,302,4448 ,9520,302,4456 ,9536,302,4465 ,9581,302,4491 ,9623,302,4520 ,9689,303,4560 1950,9725,303,4587 ,9766,303,4606 ,9796,303,4632 ,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 ,10299,308,4747 ,10348,312,4757 ,10408,312,4765 ,10441,312,4775 1970,10470,313,4780 ,10492,313,4789 ,10508,313,4792 ,10562,313,4798 ,10588,314,4800 ,10667,319,4803 ,10720,319,4820 ,10795,319,4835 ,10836,319,4845 ,10871,319,4845 1980,10949,324,4849 ,10986,333,4850 ,11016,335,4852 ,11098,336,4855 ,11124,339,4855 ,11179,357,4861 ,11204,359,4864 ,11276,361,4869 ,11312,368,4872 ,11364,401,4874 1990,11431,401,4880 ,11487,403,4884 ,11556,415,4887 ,11616,416,4895 ,11689,436,4897 ,11782,445,4907 ,11894,447,4910 ,11970,449,4916 ,12035,454,4920 ,12154,473,4925 2000,12667,475,4933 ,12825,476,4938 ,12906,540,4942 ,13365,551,4966 ,13462,557,4969 ,13484,562,4971 ,13627,575,4972 ,13832,581,4980 ,13979,600,4980 ,14115,622,4980 2010,14249,627,4991 ,14450,632,4992 ,14636,660,4993 ,14932,666,4993 ,15031,684,4993  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.