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 ,2,0 ,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 ,14,0 ,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 ,1,1 ,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 ,1,2 ,2,6 ,2,0 ,3,3 ,8,2 2010,1,0 ,0,2 ,5,5 ,1,5 ,12,4 ,1,3 ,0,2 

 ,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 ,38,0 ,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 ,385,44 ,294,0 ,118,1 ,119,0 ,262,0 1920,218,9 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,402,0 ,229,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 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 ,39,9 ,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 ,83,2 ,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 ,204,5 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,174,30 ,117,43 ,73,3 

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 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 1800,3,0,0 ,3,0,0 ,4,0,0 ,4,0,1 ,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 ,26,0,4 1840,31,0,5 ,31,0,5 ,33,0,5 ,33,0,5 ,33,0,7 ,33,0,7 ,33,0,8 ,33,0,8 ,33,0,8 ,33,2,8 1850,35,2,8 ,36,2,9 ,37,2,11 ,42,2,13 ,42,3,13 ,46,3,16 ,46,3,16 ,50,3,21 ,54,3,22 ,56,3,23 1860,59,3,25 ,70,3,31 ,86,3,41 ,94,3,46 ,94,3,46 ,100,3,49 ,108,3,49 ,109,4,50 ,112,8,50 ,114,8,52 1870,119,8,52 ,119,8,52 ,120,8,52 ,120,8,52 ,120,8,53 ,120,8,53 ,120,8,53 ,121,9,53 ,125,9,53 ,125,9,55 1880,125,9,55 ,127,9,56 ,127,9,57 ,128,9,57 ,128,9,57 ,130,9,59 ,132,9,60 ,139,9,64 ,140,9,64 ,141,9,65 1890,145,9,68 ,147,10,71 ,149,10,74 ,159,10,80 ,160,10,81 ,168,10,86 ,169,10,89 ,171,10,92 ,171,10,92 ,173,10,93 1900,177,10,94 ,183,10,99 ,187,10,104 ,187,10,108 ,187,10,111 ,190,10,117 ,194,10,123 ,196,10,126 ,197,10,127 ,198,10,127 1910,202,12,132 ,206,12,142 ,225,12,159 ,229,13,171 ,235,13,184 ,244,25,206 ,248,25,213 ,249,25,216 ,250,25,224 ,253,25,232 1920,263,28,242 ,273,29,248 ,275,29,262 ,276,30,267 ,276,30,271 ,281,30,280 ,286,30,283 ,287,30,288 ,289,30,293 ,290,30,298 1930,292,38,310 ,293,38,311 ,293,38,312 ,294,38,315 ,297,38,317 ,299,39,329 ,301,39,332 ,301,39,336 ,302,39,339 ,302,40,340 1940,303,40,340 ,305,40,345 ,305,40,347 ,306,40,348 ,306,40,356 ,306,40,357 ,306,40,360 ,309,40,365 ,311,40,383 ,311,40,392 1950,311,40,401 ,311,40,403 ,312,40,408 ,313,40,415 ,313,40,417 ,314,40,420 ,315,40,423 ,317,40,429 ,317,40,429 ,317,40,429 1960,318,40,429 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,429 ,319,40,430 ,319,40,431 ,319,40,431 ,319,40,432 ,320,43,434 ,322,43,438 ,323,43,440 1970,323,43,440 ,324,43,440 ,324,43,441 ,325,43,441 ,326,44,441 ,326,47,443 ,326,47,446 ,326,47,446 ,327,47,446 ,328,47,446 1980,329,47,446 ,330,49,446 ,330,50,446 ,331,50,446 ,332,50,446 ,333,54,446 ,334,54,446 ,336,55,446 ,337,60,446 ,338,63,446 1990,344,64,447 ,348,64,447 ,353,64,447 ,353,64,447 ,357,66,449 ,357,66,449 ,357,68,449 ,357,69,450 ,357,69,450 ,359,70,450 2000,360,71,453 ,361,71,453 ,362,108,453 ,363,109,453 ,365,112,453 ,366,114,453 ,368,120,453 ,369,120,454 ,372,123,454 ,380,125,454 2010,381,125,454 ,381,127,454 ,386,132,454 ,387,137,454 ,399,141,454 ,400,144,454 ,400,146,454   ,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 ,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 ,305,63,142 1850,315,63,154 ,360,63,164 ,368,63,174 ,384,63,189 ,385,64,192 ,401,64,202 ,409,65,207 ,474,65,222 ,661,65,292 ,728,65,328 1860,813,65,357 ,868,65,382 ,956,65,425 ,1087,65,460 ,1087,65,461 ,1130,66,473 ,1199,66,489 ,1234,84,514 ,1255,129,527 ,1265,129,531 1870,1354,132,550 ,1363,132,553 ,1374,132,554 ,1374,132,555 ,1391,132,576 ,1393,132,576 ,1460,132,590 ,1495,138,603 ,1516,141,613 ,1566,141,627 1880,1567,141,627 ,1596,142,634 ,1601,142,636 ,1621,142,638 ,1637,142,642 ,1657,142,649 ,1752,142,674 ,1923,142,705 ,1943,142,710 ,1997,142,720 1890,2072,142,747 ,2137,166,759 ,2253,166,790 ,2446,166,843 ,2629,166,885 ,2885,168,946 ,2978,168,984 ,3106,168,1002 ,3127,168,1014 ,3313,168,1070 1900,3489,168,1118 ,3736,168,1218 ,4014,168,1298 ,4102,168,1327 ,4196,168,1373 ,4296,168,1433 ,4378,169,1485 ,4511,169,1537 ,4644,169,1617 ,4736,169,1664 1910,5003,170,1762 ,5285,170,1888 ,5547,170,2053 ,5871,170,2188 ,6165,170,2316 ,6423,214,2443 ,6607,214,2553 ,6673,215,2605 ,6734,215,2663 ,6927,215,2732 1920,7087,224,2790 ,7224,224,2881 ,7458,225,2996 ,7579,228,3086 ,7658,228,3141 ,7889,228,3312 ,8041,228,3389 ,8130,231,3473 ,8237,231,3557 ,8347,232,3672 1930,8465,263,3731 ,8522,263,3794 ,8571,263,3833 ,8654,266,3907 ,8801,266,4006 ,8902,273,4034 ,8981,273,4088 ,9094,297,4163 ,9168,297,4211 ,9239,297,4252 1940,9268,297,4280 ,9328,297,4314 ,9378,297,4376 ,9447,297,4431 ,9483,297,4476 ,9493,297,4484 ,9509,297,4493 ,9553,297,4520 ,9595,297,4549 ,9661,298,4589 1950,9696,298,4617 ,9737,298,4636 ,9766,298,4663 ,9862,298,4713 ,9879,298,4719 ,9915,298,4722 ,9926,298,4725 ,9993,299,4737 ,10051,299,4742 ,10093,299,4745 1960,10143,301,4749 ,10164,301,4749 ,10186,302,4753 ,10201,302,4756 ,10231,303,4768 ,10253,303,4773 ,10266,303,4781 ,10315,307,4791 ,10374,307,4800 ,10407,307,4810 1970,10436,308,4815 ,10458,308,4824 ,10474,308,4827 ,10528,308,4833 ,10554,309,4835 ,10633,314,4838 ,10686,314,4855 ,10761,314,4870 ,10802,314,4880 ,10837,314,4880 1980,10915,319,4884 ,10953,328,4885 ,10983,330,4887 ,11065,331,4890 ,11091,334,4890 ,11146,352,4896 ,11170,354,4900 ,11242,356,4905 ,11278,363,4908 ,11329,396,4911 1990,11396,396,4917 ,11452,398,4921 ,11521,410,4924 ,11580,411,4933 ,11652,431,4936 ,11745,440,4946 ,11855,442,4951 ,11932,444,4957 ,11997,449,4961 ,12116,468,4966 2000,12628,470,4975 ,12786,471,4980 ,12867,537,4984 ,13324,548,5010 ,13421,554,5013 ,13443,559,5015 ,13586,572,5016 ,13791,578,5024 ,13938,597,5024 ,14073,619,5025 2010,14208,624,5035 ,14409,629,5038 ,14596,656,5039 ,14904,664,5040 ,15078,694,5040 ,15195,737,5040 ,15268,740,5040  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.