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 ,0,0 ,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 ,0,0 ,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 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 1840,3,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,2 1850,2,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,5,0 ,0,1 ,4,0 ,0,0 ,4,0 ,4,0 ,2,0 1860,3,0 ,14,0 ,17,0 ,7,0 ,0,0 ,7,0 ,8,0 ,1,1 ,3,4 ,2,0 1870,5,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,1 ,4,0 ,1,0 1880,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 ,2,0 ,7,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1890,4,0 ,2,1 ,2,0 ,11,0 ,1,0 ,8,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,2,0 1900,4,0 ,6,0 ,4,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 ,4,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 1910,4,2 ,4,0 ,19,0 ,4,1 ,7,0 ,9,12 ,4,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,3,0 1920,9,2 ,10,1 ,2,0 ,1,1 ,1,0 ,5,0 ,6,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,1,0 1930,2,8 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,3,0 ,2,1 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,1 1940,1,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,3,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 1950,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,0 ,2,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 1960,1,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,0,0 ,1,3 ,2,0 ,1,0 1970,0,0 ,1,0 ,0,0 ,1,0 ,1,1 ,0,2 ,0,0 ,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 1990,6,2 ,4,0 ,5,0 ,0,0 ,4,2 ,0,0 ,0,2 ,0,1 ,0,0 ,1,2 2000,2,1 ,1,0 ,1,37 ,1,1 ,2,4 ,1,2 ,2,6 ,1,0 ,3,3 ,8,2 2010,1,0 ,0,2 ,4,5 ,1,5 ,11,4 ,1,3 ,5,2 ,0,2 ,1,2 ,2,1 2020,1,7 ,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 ,26,51 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 ,229,0 ,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 ,59,3 

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 ,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 ,3,0,0 ,12,0,0 ,12,0,0 ,12,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 1810,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 ,14,0,0 1820,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,15,0,0 ,16,0,0 1830,16,0,0 ,21,0,0 ,21,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,22,0,0 ,23,0,0 ,25,0,0 1840,28,0,0 ,28,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,0,0 ,30,2,0 1850,32,2,0 ,33,2,0 ,34,2,0 ,39,2,0 ,39,3,0 ,43,3,0 ,43,3,0 ,47,3,0 ,51,3,0 ,53,3,0 1860,56,3,0 ,70,3,0 ,87,3,0 ,94,3,0 ,94,3,0 ,101,3,0 ,109,3,0 ,110,4,0 ,113,8,0 ,115,8,0 1870,120,8,0 ,120,8,0 ,121,8,0 ,121,8,0 ,121,8,0 ,121,8,0 ,121,8,0 ,122,9,0 ,126,9,0 ,127,9,0 1880,127,9,0 ,128,9,0 ,129,9,0 ,130,9,0 ,130,9,0 ,132,9,0 ,134,9,0 ,141,9,0 ,142,9,0 ,143,9,0 1890,147,9,0 ,149,10,0 ,151,10,0 ,162,10,0 ,163,10,0 ,171,10,0 ,172,10,0 ,174,10,0 ,174,10,0 ,176,10,0 1900,180,10,0 ,186,10,0 ,190,10,0 ,190,10,0 ,190,10,0 ,193,10,0 ,197,10,0 ,199,10,0 ,200,10,0 ,201,10,0 1910,205,12,0 ,209,12,0 ,228,12,0 ,232,13,0 ,239,13,0 ,248,25,0 ,252,25,0 ,253,25,0 ,255,25,0 ,258,25,0 1920,267,27,0 ,277,28,0 ,279,28,0 ,280,29,0 ,281,29,0 ,286,29,0 ,292,29,0 ,293,29,0 ,295,29,0 ,296,29,0 1930,298,37,0 ,299,37,0 ,299,37,0 ,300,37,0 ,303,37,0 ,305,38,0 ,307,38,0 ,307,38,0 ,308,38,0 ,308,39,0 1940,309,39,0 ,311,39,0 ,311,39,0 ,312,39,0 ,312,39,0 ,312,39,0 ,312,39,0 ,315,39,0 ,316,39,0 ,316,39,0 1950,316,39,0 ,316,39,0 ,317,39,0 ,317,39,0 ,317,39,0 ,318,39,0 ,319,39,0 ,321,39,0 ,321,39,0 ,321,39,0 1960,322,39,0 ,323,39,0 ,323,39,0 ,323,39,0 ,323,39,0 ,323,39,0 ,323,39,0 ,324,42,0 ,326,42,0 ,327,42,0 1970,327,42,0 ,328,42,0 ,328,42,0 ,329,42,0 ,330,43,0 ,330,45,0 ,330,45,0 ,330,45,0 ,331,45,0 ,332,45,0 1980,333,45,0 ,334,47,0 ,334,48,0 ,335,51,0 ,336,51,0 ,337,55,0 ,338,55,0 ,340,56,0 ,341,61,0 ,342,64,0 1990,348,66,0 ,352,66,0 ,357,66,0 ,357,66,0 ,361,68,0 ,361,68,0 ,361,70,0 ,361,71,0 ,361,71,0 ,362,73,0 2000,364,74,0 ,365,74,0 ,366,111,0 ,367,112,0 ,369,116,0 ,370,118,0 ,372,124,0 ,373,124,0 ,376,127,0 ,384,129,0 2010,385,129,0 ,385,131,0 ,389,136,0 ,390,141,0 ,401,145,0 ,402,148,0 ,407,150,0 ,407,152,0 ,408,154,0 ,410,155,0 2020,411,162,0 ,411,162,0   ,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 ,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 ,215,9,85 ,217,10,85 ,223,10,92 ,228,10,94 1840,247,10,107 ,248,10,108 ,267,10,115 ,267,10,115 ,276,10,121 ,277,10,121 ,292,10,128 ,293,10,128 ,293,10,128 ,307,61,140 1850,317,61,152 ,362,61,162 ,371,61,171 ,387,61,186 ,388,62,189 ,404,62,199 ,412,63,204 ,477,63,219 ,665,63,288 ,731,63,324 1860,816,63,353 ,871,63,377 ,959,63,420 ,1092,63,453 ,1092,63,454 ,1135,64,466 ,1204,64,482 ,1238,81,508 ,1259,126,521 ,1269,126,525 1870,1357,129,545 ,1367,129,550 ,1378,129,551 ,1380,129,552 ,1397,129,571 ,1399,129,571 ,1466,129,585 ,1501,135,598 ,1522,138,608 ,1572,138,622 1880,1573,138,622 ,1602,139,629 ,1607,139,631 ,1627,139,633 ,1643,139,637 ,1662,139,645 ,1758,139,670 ,1929,139,701 ,1949,139,706 ,2002,139,717 1890,2077,139,744 ,2137,163,761 ,2251,163,794 ,2444,163,848 ,2628,163,889 ,2883,165,951 ,2975,165,990 ,3100,165,1011 ,3123,165,1021 ,3310,165,1076 1900,3481,165,1128 ,3728,166,1229 ,4003,166,1312 ,4091,166,1341 ,4183,166,1389 ,4284,166,1448 ,4364,167,1503 ,4493,167,1559 ,4624,167,1641 ,4713,167,1691 1910,4978,168,1791 ,5258,168,1920 ,5508,168,2097 ,5826,168,2238 ,6119,168,2367 ,6369,212,2503 ,6549,212,2617 ,6616,213,2668 ,6675,213,2728 ,6861,213,2804 1920,7009,221,2874 ,7144,221,2967 ,7372,222,3088 ,7486,225,3185 ,7565,225,3241 ,7795,225,3414 ,7944,225,3494 ,8034,228,3577 ,8140,228,3661 ,8251,229,3775 1930,8365,260,3839 ,8424,260,3902 ,8472,260,3943 ,8553,263,4019 ,8691,263,4127 ,8795,270,4155 ,8872,270,4212 ,8981,294,4294 ,9053,294,4344 ,9122,294,4387 1940,9148,294,4417 ,9208,294,4452 ,9257,294,4515 ,9327,294,4569 ,9364,294,4614 ,9374,294,4622 ,9389,294,4632 ,9431,294,4661 ,9473,294,4690 ,9539,295,4730 1950,9573,295,4760 ,9622,295,4779 ,9651,295,4806 ,9744,295,4859 ,9760,295,4866 ,9795,295,4870 ,9806,295,4873 ,9873,296,4885 ,9931,296,4890 ,9973,296,4893 1960,10022,298,4898 ,10043,298,4898 ,10065,299,4902 ,10080,299,4905 ,10110,300,4917 ,10132,300,4922 ,10146,300,4930 ,10196,304,4939 ,10248,304,4955 ,10279,304,4967 1970,10309,305,4972 ,10332,305,4980 ,10348,305,4983 ,10402,305,4989 ,10428,306,4991 ,10505,310,4996 ,10558,310,5013 ,10633,310,5028 ,10673,310,5039 ,10708,310,5039 1980,10787,315,5043 ,10825,324,5044 ,10856,326,5045 ,10938,333,5048 ,10964,336,5048 ,11019,354,5054 ,11043,356,5058 ,11115,358,5063 ,11152,365,5065 ,11202,398,5069 1990,11269,399,5075 ,11326,401,5079 ,11390,413,5084 ,11448,414,5094 ,11519,433,5098 ,11607,442,5113 ,11707,444,5128 ,11786,446,5134 ,11850,451,5139 ,11969,473,5144 2000,12480,475,5154 ,12637,476,5160 ,12718,541,5164 ,13164,552,5201 ,13261,560,5204 ,13283,565,5206 ,13426,578,5208 ,13629,584,5218 ,13776,603,5218 ,13911,625,5219 2010,14044,630,5231 ,14245,634,5236 ,14431,661,5238 ,14739,669,5240 ,14914,699,5240 ,15042,742,5241 ,15182,749,5241 ,15325,755,5241 ,15440,763,5245 ,15590,772,5245 2020,15808,798,5245 ,15867,801,5245  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.