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 ,151,18 

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 ,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 ,402,139,450   ,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 ,2248,167,796 ,2441,167,849 ,2623,167,892 ,2879,169,953 ,2972,169,991 ,3101,169,1008 ,3122,169,1020 ,3308,169,1076 1900,3487,169,1121 ,3732,169,1223 ,4015,169,1298 ,4103,169,1327 ,4198,169,1372 ,4297,169,1433 ,4379,170,1485 ,4511,170,1538 ,4644,170,1618 ,4737,170,1664 1910,5002,171,1764 ,5291,171,1883 ,5554,171,2047 ,5881,171,2179 ,6175,171,2307 ,6433,217,2433 ,6617,217,2543 ,6680,218,2598 ,6742,218,2655 ,6935,218,2724 1920,7095,229,2782 ,7233,229,2872 ,7467,230,2987 ,7589,233,3076 ,7668,233,3131 ,7898,233,3301 ,8050,233,3378 ,8138,236,3463 ,8246,236,3546 ,8359,237,3659 1930,8477,268,3718 ,8535,268,3780 ,8585,268,3818 ,8669,271,3891 ,8818,271,3988 ,8919,278,4016 ,9000,278,4068 ,9114,302,4142 ,9188,302,4190 ,9260,302,4230 1940,9289,302,4258 ,9349,302,4292 ,9398,302,4355 ,9466,302,4411 ,9502,302,4456 ,9512,302,4464 ,9528,302,4473 ,9573,302,4499 ,9615,302,4528 ,9681,303,4568 1950,9716,303,4596 ,9757,303,4615 ,9786,303,4642 ,9882,303,4692 ,9899,303,4698 ,9935,303,4701 ,9946,303,4704 ,10013,304,4716 ,10071,304,4721 ,10113,304,4724 1960,10163,306,4728 ,10184,306,4728 ,10206,307,4732 ,10221,307,4735 ,10251,308,4747 ,10273,308,4752 ,10286,308,4760 ,10335,312,4770 ,10394,312,4779 ,10427,312,4789 1970,10456,313,4794 ,10478,313,4803 ,10494,313,4806 ,10548,313,4812 ,10574,314,4814 ,10653,319,4817 ,10706,319,4834 ,10781,319,4849 ,10822,319,4859 ,10857,319,4859 1980,10935,324,4863 ,10972,333,4864 ,11002,335,4866 ,11084,336,4869 ,11110,339,4869 ,11165,357,4875 ,11190,359,4878 ,11262,361,4883 ,11298,368,4886 ,11349,401,4889 1990,11416,401,4895 ,11472,403,4899 ,11541,415,4902 ,11601,416,4910 ,11673,436,4913 ,11766,445,4923 ,11878,447,4926 ,11954,449,4932 ,12019,454,4936 ,12138,473,4941 2000,12651,475,4949 ,12809,476,4954 ,12890,540,4958 ,13349,551,4982 ,13446,557,4985 ,13468,562,4987 ,13611,575,4988 ,13816,581,4996 ,13963,600,4996 ,14099,622,4996 2010,14233,627,5007 ,14434,632,5008 ,14620,660,5009 ,14916,666,5009 ,15067,684,5009  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.