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 1920,20,2 ,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 1990,7,2 ,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 2020,1,7 ,0,1 

 ,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 ,26,51 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 ,15,0 ,12,0 ,3,0 ,36,0 ,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 ,247,0 ,225,0 ,317,2 ,131,0 ,146,0 ,33,0 ,242,0 1900,223,0 ,348,1 ,358,0 ,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 ,135,0 ,403,0 ,230,0 ,173,3 ,190,0 ,225,1 1930,178,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,132,7 ,134,0 ,191,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,56,0 ,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 1990,73,1 ,61,2 ,69,12 ,68,1 ,75,19 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,85,2 ,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 ,140,7 ,143,6 ,119,8 ,150,9 2020,218,26 ,152,4 

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 1920,267,27,242 ,277,28,248 ,279,28,262 ,280,29,267 ,281,29,270 ,286,29,279 ,292,29,282 ,293,29,287 ,295,29,292 ,296,29,297 1930,298,37,309 ,299,37,310 ,299,37,311 ,300,37,314 ,303,37,316 ,305,38,328 ,307,38,331 ,307,38,335 ,308,38,338 ,308,39,339 1940,309,39,339 ,311,39,344 ,311,39,346 ,312,39,347 ,312,39,355 ,312,39,356 ,312,39,359 ,315,39,364 ,316,39,383 ,316,39,392 1950,316,39,401 ,316,39,403 ,317,39,408 ,317,39,416 ,317,39,418 ,318,39,421 ,319,39,424 ,321,39,430 ,321,39,430 ,321,39,430 1960,322,39,430 ,323,39,430 ,323,39,430 ,323,39,431 ,323,39,432 ,323,39,432 ,323,39,433 ,324,42,435 ,326,42,439 ,327,42,441 1970,327,42,441 ,328,42,441 ,328,42,442 ,329,42,442 ,330,43,442 ,330,45,444 ,330,45,447 ,330,45,447 ,331,45,447 ,332,45,447 1980,333,45,447 ,334,47,447 ,334,48,447 ,335,51,447 ,336,51,447 ,337,55,447 ,338,55,447 ,340,56,447 ,341,61,447 ,342,64,447 1990,348,66,448 ,352,66,448 ,357,66,448 ,357,66,448 ,361,68,450 ,361,68,450 ,361,70,450 ,361,71,451 ,361,71,451 ,362,73,452 2000,364,74,454 ,365,74,454 ,366,111,454 ,367,112,454 ,369,116,454 ,370,118,454 ,372,124,454 ,373,124,455 ,376,127,455 ,384,129,455 2010,385,129,455 ,385,131,455 ,389,136,456 ,390,141,456 ,401,145,457 ,402,148,457 ,407,150,457 ,407,152,457 ,408,154,457 ,410,155,457 2020,411,162,457 ,411,163,457   ,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 ,69,0,21 ,79,0,23 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,95,0,26 ,116,0,35 ,116,0,35 1800,116,0,35 ,116,0,35 ,150,0,42 ,150,0,42 ,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 ,306,61,141 1850,316,61,153 ,361,61,163 ,370,61,172 ,386,61,187 ,387,62,190 ,403,62,200 ,411,63,205 ,476,63,220 ,664,63,289 ,730,63,325 1860,815,63,354 ,870,63,378 ,958,63,421 ,1091,63,454 ,1091,63,455 ,1134,64,467 ,1203,64,483 ,1237,81,509 ,1258,126,522 ,1268,126,526 1870,1356,129,546 ,1366,129,551 ,1377,129,552 ,1379,129,553 ,1396,129,572 ,1398,129,572 ,1465,129,586 ,1500,135,599 ,1521,138,609 ,1571,138,623 1880,1572,138,623 ,1601,139,630 ,1606,139,632 ,1626,139,634 ,1642,139,638 ,1661,139,646 ,1758,139,670 ,1929,139,701 ,1949,139,706 ,2002,139,717 1890,2077,139,744 ,2137,163,761 ,2251,163,794 ,2443,163,849 ,2627,163,890 ,2882,165,952 ,2974,165,991 ,3099,165,1012 ,3122,165,1022 ,3308,165,1078 1900,3479,165,1130 ,3726,166,1231 ,3998,166,1317 ,4086,166,1346 ,4178,166,1394 ,4279,166,1453 ,4361,167,1506 ,4488,167,1564 ,4619,167,1646 ,4708,167,1696 1910,4972,168,1797 ,5252,168,1926 ,5502,168,2103 ,5819,168,2245 ,6112,168,2374 ,6359,212,2513 ,6538,212,2628 ,6605,213,2679 ,6664,213,2739 ,6850,213,2815 1920,6998,221,2885 ,7133,221,2978 ,7360,222,3100 ,7474,225,3197 ,7553,225,3253 ,7782,225,3427 ,7931,225,3508 ,8021,228,3591 ,8127,228,3675 ,8237,229,3790 1930,8350,260,3855 ,8409,260,3918 ,8457,260,3959 ,8538,263,4035 ,8675,263,4144 ,8780,270,4171 ,8855,270,4230 ,8964,294,4312 ,9034,294,4364 ,9103,294,4407 1940,9129,294,4437 ,9189,294,4472 ,9238,294,4535 ,9308,294,4589 ,9345,294,4634 ,9355,294,4642 ,9370,294,4652 ,9411,294,4682 ,9453,294,4711 ,9519,295,4751 1950,9553,295,4781 ,9602,295,4800 ,9631,295,4827 ,9724,295,4880 ,9740,295,4887 ,9775,295,4891 ,9786,295,4894 ,9844,296,4915 ,9902,296,4920 ,9944,296,4923 1960,9993,298,4928 ,10014,298,4928 ,10036,299,4932 ,10051,299,4935 ,10081,300,4947 ,10103,300,4952 ,10117,300,4960 ,10167,304,4969 ,10219,304,4985 ,10250,304,4997 1970,10280,305,5002 ,10303,305,5010 ,10319,305,5013 ,10373,305,5019 ,10399,306,5021 ,10476,310,5026 ,10529,310,5043 ,10604,310,5058 ,10644,310,5069 ,10679,310,5069 1980,10758,315,5073 ,10796,324,5074 ,10827,326,5075 ,10909,333,5078 ,10935,336,5078 ,10990,354,5084 ,11014,356,5088 ,11086,358,5093 ,11123,365,5095 ,11173,398,5099 1990,11240,399,5105 ,11297,401,5109 ,11361,413,5114 ,11419,414,5124 ,11490,433,5128 ,11578,442,5143 ,11678,444,5158 ,11757,446,5164 ,11821,451,5169 ,11940,473,5174 2000,12451,475,5184 ,12608,476,5190 ,12689,541,5194 ,13135,552,5231 ,13232,560,5234 ,13254,565,5236 ,13397,578,5238 ,13601,584,5247 ,13745,603,5250 ,13879,625,5252 2010,14012,630,5264 ,14213,634,5269 ,14399,661,5271 ,14707,669,5273 ,14882,699,5273 ,15010,742,5274 ,15150,749,5274 ,15292,755,5275 ,15407,763,5279 ,15557,772,5279 2020,15775,798,5279 ,15927,802,5279  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.