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 ,12,3 

 ,Extant,Fossil ,16,0 ,0,0 1760,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1770,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 ,0,0 ,17,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 1780,0,0 ,0,0 ,6,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,8,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 1790,6,0 ,2,0 ,10,0 ,16,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,22,0 ,0,0 1800,0,0 ,0,0 ,34,0 ,0,0 ,25,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1810,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 1820,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,6 ,0,0 ,4,0 ,7,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,2 1830,0,1 ,3,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,3,0 ,13,0 ,1,1 ,6,0 ,5,0 1840,19,0 ,1,0 ,19,0 ,0,0 ,9,0 ,1,0 ,15,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,13,54 1850,10,0 ,45,0 ,8,0 ,16,0 ,1,1 ,16,0 ,8,1 ,64,0 ,187,0 ,67,0 1860,84,0 ,54,0 ,88,0 ,131,0 ,0,0 ,43,1 ,69,0 ,35,18 ,21,45 ,10,0 1870,89,3 ,9,0 ,11,0 ,0,0 ,17,0 ,2,0 ,67,0 ,35,6 ,21,3 ,50,0 1880,1,0 ,29,1 ,5,0 ,20,0 ,16,0 ,20,0 ,94,0 ,171,0 ,20,0 ,54,0 1890,75,0 ,66,24 ,116,0 ,193,0 ,182,0 ,256,2 ,93,0 ,129,0 ,21,0 ,186,0 1900,179,0 ,245,0 ,283,0 ,88,0 ,95,0 ,99,0 ,82,1 ,132,0 ,133,0 ,93,0 1910,265,1 ,289,0 ,263,0 ,327,0 ,294,0 ,258,44 ,184,0 ,63,1 ,61,0 ,193,0 1920,160,8 ,137,0 ,234,1 ,122,3 ,79,0 ,230,0 ,152,0 ,89,3 ,108,0 ,113,1 1930,118,31 ,58,0 ,50,0 ,84,3 ,149,0 ,101,7 ,81,0 ,114,24 ,74,0 ,72,0 1940,29,0 ,60,0 ,49,0 ,68,0 ,36,0 ,10,0 ,16,0 ,45,0 ,42,0 ,66,1 1950,35,0 ,41,0 ,29,0 ,96,0 ,17,0 ,36,0 ,11,0 ,67,1 ,58,0 ,42,0 1960,50,2 ,21,0 ,22,1 ,15,0 ,30,1 ,22,0 ,13,0 ,49,4 ,59,0 ,33,0 1970,29,1 ,22,0 ,16,0 ,54,0 ,26,1 ,79,5 ,53,0 ,75,0 ,41,0 ,35,0 1980,78,5 ,37,9 ,30,2 ,82,1 ,26,3 ,55,18 ,25,2 ,72,2 ,36,7 ,51,33 1990,67,0 ,56,2 ,69,12 ,60,1 ,72,20 ,93,9 ,112,2 ,76,2 ,65,5 ,119,19 2000,513,2 ,158,1 ,81,64 ,459,11 ,97,6 ,22,5 ,143,13 ,205,6 ,147,19 ,135,22 2010,134,5 ,202,5 ,186,28 ,309,6 ,168,29 

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 ,85,3,41 ,93,3,46 ,93,3,46 ,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 ,119,9,53 ,119,9,53 ,119,9,53 ,120,10,53 ,124,10,53 ,124,10,55 1880,124,10,55 ,126,10,56 ,126,10,57 ,127,10,57 ,127,10,57 ,129,10,59 ,131,10,60 ,138,10,64 ,139,10,64 ,140,10,65 1890,144,10,68 ,146,11,71 ,148,11,74 ,158,11,80 ,159,11,81 ,167,11,86 ,168,11,89 ,170,11,92 ,170,11,92 ,172,11,93 1900,176,11,94 ,182,11,99 ,186,11,104 ,186,11,108 ,186,11,111 ,189,11,117 ,193,11,123 ,195,11,126 ,196,11,127 ,197,11,127 1910,201,13,132 ,205,13,142 ,226,13,157 ,230,14,169 ,236,14,182 ,244,26,205 ,248,26,212 ,249,26,215 ,250,26,223 ,252,26,232 1920,263,29,241 ,273,30,247 ,275,30,261 ,276,31,266 ,276,31,270 ,280,31,279 ,285,31,282 ,286,31,287 ,288,31,292 ,289,31,297 1930,291,39,309 ,292,39,310 ,292,39,311 ,293,39,314 ,296,39,316 ,298,40,328 ,300,40,331 ,300,40,335 ,301,40,338 ,301,41,339 1940,302,41,339 ,304,41,344 ,304,41,346 ,305,41,347 ,305,41,355 ,305,41,356 ,305,41,359 ,309,41,363 ,311,41,381 ,311,41,390 1950,311,41,399 ,311,41,401 ,312,41,406 ,313,41,413 ,313,41,415 ,315,41,417 ,316,41,420 ,318,41,426 ,318,41,426 ,318,41,426 1960,319,41,426 ,320,41,426 ,320,41,426 ,320,41,427 ,320,41,428 ,320,41,428 ,320,41,429 ,321,44,431 ,323,44,435 ,324,44,437 1970,324,44,437 ,325,44,437 ,325,44,438 ,326,44,438 ,328,45,438 ,328,48,440 ,328,48,443 ,328,48,443 ,329,48,443 ,330,48,443 1980,331,48,443 ,332,50,443 ,332,51,443 ,333,51,443 ,334,51,443 ,335,55,443 ,336,55,443 ,338,56,443 ,339,61,443 ,340,64,443 1990,346,65,444 ,350,65,444 ,355,65,444 ,355,65,444 ,359,67,446 ,359,67,446 ,359,69,446 ,359,70,447 ,359,70,447 ,361,71,447 2000,363,72,449 ,364,72,449 ,365,109,449 ,366,110,449 ,368,113,449 ,369,116,449 ,371,122,449 ,372,122,450 ,375,125,450 ,383,127,450 2010,384,127,450 ,384,129,450 ,389,134,450 ,390,138,450 ,402,141,450   ,Valid,Fossil,Invalid ,16,0,0 ,16,0,0 1760,16,0,0 ,17,0,0 ,17,0,0 ,19,0,0 ,20,0,0 ,20,0,0 ,20,0,0 ,21,0,0 ,21,0,0 ,21,0,0 1770,21,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,25,0,0 ,25,0,0 ,42,0,0 ,42,0,0 ,42,0,0 ,43,0,0 ,43,0,0 1780,43,0,0 ,43,0,0 ,49,0,0 ,50,0,0 ,50,0,0 ,51,0,0 ,51,0,0 ,59,0,0 ,59,0,0 ,60,0,0 1790,66,0,0 ,68,0,0 ,78,0,0 ,94,0,0 ,94,0,0 ,94,0,0 ,94,0,0 ,94,0,0 ,116,0,0 ,116,0,0 1800,116,0,0 ,116,0,0 ,150,0,0 ,150,0,0 ,175,0,0 ,175,0,0 ,175,0,0 ,176,0,0 ,177,0,0 ,178,0,0 1810,178,0,0 ,178,0,0 ,178,0,0 ,178,0,0 ,178,0,0 ,178,0,0 ,178,0,0 ,179,0,0 ,179,0,0 ,180,0,0 1820,180,0,0 ,180,0,0 ,180,6,0 ,180,6,0 ,184,6,0 ,191,6,0 ,191,6,0 ,191,6,0 ,191,6,0 ,191,8,0 1830,191,9,0 ,194,9,0 ,195,9,0 ,197,9,0 ,198,9,0 ,201,9,0 ,214,9,0 ,215,10,0 ,221,10,0 ,226,10,0 1840,245,10,0 ,246,10,0 ,265,10,0 ,265,10,0 ,274,10,0 ,275,10,0 ,290,10,0 ,291,10,0 ,291,10,0 ,304,64,0 1850,314,64,0 ,359,64,0 ,367,64,0 ,383,64,0 ,384,65,0 ,400,65,0 ,408,66,0 ,472,66,0 ,659,66,0 ,726,66,0 1860,810,66,0 ,864,66,0 ,952,66,0 ,1083,66,0 ,1083,66,0 ,1126,67,0 ,1195,67,0 ,1230,85,0 ,1251,130,0 ,1261,130,0 1870,1350,133,0 ,1359,133,0 ,1370,133,0 ,1370,133,0 ,1387,133,0 ,1389,133,0 ,1456,133,0 ,1491,139,0 ,1512,142,0 ,1562,142,0 1880,1563,142,0 ,1592,143,0 ,1597,143,0 ,1617,143,0 ,1633,143,0 ,1653,143,0 ,1747,143,0 ,1918,143,0 ,1938,143,0 ,1992,143,0 1890,2067,143,0 ,2133,167,0 ,2249,167,0 ,2442,167,0 ,2624,167,0 ,2880,169,0 ,2973,169,0 ,3102,169,0 ,3123,169,0 ,3309,169,0 1900,3488,169,0 ,3733,169,0 ,4016,169,0 ,4104,169,0 ,4199,169,0 ,4298,169,0 ,4380,170,0 ,4512,170,0 ,4645,170,0 ,4738,170,0 1910,5003,171,0 ,5292,171,0 ,5555,171,0 ,5882,171,0 ,6176,171,0 ,6434,215,0 ,6618,215,0 ,6681,216,0 ,6742,216,0 ,6935,216,0 1920,7095,224,0 ,7232,224,0 ,7466,225,0 ,7588,228,0 ,7667,228,0 ,7897,228,0 ,8049,228,0 ,8138,231,0 ,8246,231,0 ,8359,232,0 1930,8477,263,0 ,8535,263,0 ,8585,263,0 ,8669,266,0 ,8818,266,0 ,8919,273,0 ,9000,273,0 ,9114,297,0 ,9188,297,0 ,9260,297,0 1940,9289,297,0 ,9349,297,0 ,9398,297,0 ,9466,297,0 ,9502,297,0 ,9512,297,0 ,9528,297,0 ,9573,297,0 ,9615,297,0 ,9681,298,0 1950,9716,298,0 ,9757,298,0 ,9786,298,0 ,9882,298,0 ,9899,298,0 ,9935,298,0 ,9946,298,0 ,10013,299,0 ,10071,299,0 ,10113,299,0 1960,10163,301,0 ,10184,301,0 ,10206,302,0 ,10221,302,0 ,10251,303,0 ,10273,303,0 ,10286,303,0 ,10335,307,0 ,10394,307,0 ,10427,307,0 1970,10456,308,0 ,10478,308,0 ,10494,308,0 ,10548,308,0 ,10574,309,0 ,10653,314,0 ,10706,314,0 ,10781,314,0 ,10822,314,0 ,10857,314,0 1980,10935,319,0 ,10972,328,0 ,11002,330,0 ,11084,331,0 ,11110,334,0 ,11165,352,0 ,11190,354,0 ,11262,356,0 ,11298,363,0 ,11349,396,0 1990,11416,396,0 ,11472,398,0 ,11541,410,0 ,11601,411,0 ,11673,431,0 ,11766,440,0 ,11878,442,0 ,11954,444,0 ,12019,449,0 ,12138,468,0 2000,12651,470,0 ,12809,471,0 ,12890,535,0 ,13349,546,0 ,13446,552,0 ,13468,557,0 ,13611,570,0 ,13816,576,0 ,13963,595,0 ,14098,617,0 2010,14232,622,0 ,14434,627,0 ,14620,655,0 ,14929,661,0 ,15097,690,0  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.