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 ,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 ,1,5 ,12,4 ,0,0 

 ,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 ,26,53 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 ,384,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,9 ,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 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,213,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,203,5 ,187,28 ,309,7 ,169,30 ,23,1 

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 ,108,4,50 ,111,8,50 ,113,8,52 1870,118,8,52 ,118,8,52 ,119,8,52 ,119,8,52 ,119,8,53 ,119,8,53 ,119,8,53 ,120,9,53 ,124,9,53 ,124,9,55 1880,124,9,55 ,126,9,56 ,126,9,57 ,127,9,57 ,127,9,57 ,129,9,59 ,131,9,60 ,138,9,64 ,139,9,64 ,140,9,65 1890,144,9,68 ,146,10,71 ,148,10,74 ,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 ,189,10,117 ,193,10,123 ,195,10,126 ,196,10,127 ,197,10,127 1910,201,12,132 ,205,12,142 ,226,12,157 ,230,13,169 ,236,13,182 ,244,25,205 ,248,25,212 ,249,25,215 ,250,25,223 ,252,25,232 1920,263,28,241 ,273,29,247 ,275,29,261 ,276,30,266 ,276,30,270 ,280,30,279 ,285,30,282 ,286,30,287 ,288,30,292 ,289,30,297 1930,291,38,309 ,292,38,310 ,292,38,311 ,293,38,314 ,296,38,316 ,298,39,328 ,300,39,331 ,300,39,335 ,301,39,338 ,301,40,339 1940,302,40,339 ,304,40,344 ,304,40,346 ,305,40,347 ,305,40,355 ,305,40,356 ,305,40,359 ,308,40,364 ,310,40,382 ,310,40,391 1950,310,40,400 ,310,40,402 ,311,40,407 ,312,40,414 ,312,40,416 ,314,40,418 ,315,40,421 ,317,40,427 ,317,40,427 ,317,40,427 1960,318,40,427 ,319,40,427 ,319,40,427 ,319,40,428 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,430 ,320,43,432 ,322,43,436 ,323,43,438 1970,323,43,438 ,324,43,438 ,324,43,439 ,325,43,439 ,327,44,439 ,327,47,441 ,327,47,444 ,327,47,444 ,328,47,444 ,329,47,444 1980,330,47,444 ,331,49,444 ,331,50,444 ,332,50,444 ,333,50,444 ,334,54,444 ,335,54,444 ,337,55,444 ,338,60,444 ,339,63,444 1990,345,64,445 ,349,64,445 ,354,64,445 ,354,64,445 ,358,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,358,68,447 ,358,69,448 ,358,69,448 ,360,70,448 2000,362,71,450 ,363,71,450 ,364,108,450 ,365,109,450 ,367,112,450 ,368,115,450 ,370,121,450 ,371,121,451 ,374,124,451 ,382,126,451 2010,383,126,451 ,383,128,451 ,388,133,451 ,389,138,451 ,401,142,451 ,401,142,451   ,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 ,304,63,143 1850,314,63,155 ,359,63,165 ,367,63,175 ,383,63,190 ,384,64,193 ,400,64,203 ,408,65,208 ,472,65,224 ,659,65,294 ,726,65,330 1860,810,65,360 ,864,65,386 ,952,65,429 ,1083,65,464 ,1083,65,465 ,1126,66,477 ,1195,66,493 ,1230,84,518 ,1251,129,531 ,1261,129,535 1870,1350,132,554 ,1359,132,557 ,1370,132,558 ,1370,132,559 ,1387,132,581 ,1389,132,581 ,1456,132,595 ,1491,138,608 ,1512,141,618 ,1562,141,632 1880,1563,141,632 ,1592,142,639 ,1597,142,641 ,1617,142,643 ,1633,142,647 ,1653,142,654 ,1747,142,680 ,1918,142,711 ,1938,142,716 ,1992,142,726 1890,2067,142,753 ,2133,166,764 ,2249,166,795 ,2442,166,848 ,2624,166,891 ,2880,168,952 ,2973,168,990 ,3102,168,1007 ,3123,168,1019 ,3309,168,1075 1900,3488,168,1120 ,3733,168,1222 ,4016,168,1297 ,4104,168,1326 ,4199,168,1371 ,4298,168,1432 ,4380,169,1484 ,4512,169,1537 ,4645,169,1617 ,4738,169,1663 1910,5004,170,1762 ,5293,170,1881 ,5556,170,2045 ,5883,170,2177 ,6177,170,2305 ,6436,214,2430 ,6620,214,2540 ,6685,215,2593 ,6746,215,2651 ,6939,215,2720 1920,7099,224,2778 ,7236,224,2869 ,7470,225,2984 ,7592,228,3073 ,7671,228,3128 ,7901,228,3298 ,8053,228,3375 ,8142,231,3459 ,8250,231,3542 ,8363,232,3655 1930,8481,263,3714 ,8539,263,3776 ,8589,263,3814 ,8673,266,3887 ,8822,266,3984 ,8923,273,4012 ,9004,273,4064 ,9118,297,4138 ,9192,297,4186 ,9264,297,4226 1940,9293,297,4254 ,9353,297,4288 ,9402,297,4351 ,9470,297,4407 ,9506,297,4452 ,9516,297,4460 ,9532,297,4469 ,9577,297,4495 ,9619,297,4524 ,9685,298,4564 1950,9720,298,4592 ,9761,298,4611 ,9790,298,4638 ,9886,298,4688 ,9903,298,4694 ,9939,298,4697 ,9950,298,4700 ,10017,299,4712 ,10075,299,4717 ,10117,299,4720 1960,10167,301,4724 ,10188,301,4724 ,10210,302,4728 ,10225,302,4731 ,10255,303,4743 ,10277,303,4748 ,10290,303,4756 ,10339,307,4766 ,10398,307,4775 ,10431,307,4785 1970,10460,308,4790 ,10482,308,4799 ,10498,308,4802 ,10552,308,4808 ,10578,309,4810 ,10657,314,4813 ,10710,314,4830 ,10785,314,4845 ,10826,314,4855 ,10861,314,4855 1980,10939,319,4859 ,10976,328,4860 ,11006,330,4862 ,11088,331,4865 ,11114,334,4865 ,11169,352,4871 ,11194,354,4874 ,11266,356,4879 ,11302,363,4882 ,11353,396,4885 1990,11420,396,4891 ,11476,398,4895 ,11545,410,4898 ,11605,411,4906 ,11677,431,4909 ,11770,440,4919 ,11882,442,4922 ,11958,444,4928 ,12023,449,4932 ,12142,468,4937 2000,12655,470,4945 ,12813,471,4950 ,12894,537,4954 ,13353,548,4978 ,13450,554,4981 ,13472,559,4983 ,13615,572,4984 ,13820,578,4992 ,13967,597,4992 ,14102,619,4993 2010,14236,624,5004 ,14438,629,5005 ,14624,657,5006 ,14933,664,5006 ,15102,694,5006 ,15125,695,5006  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.