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 1920,20,3 ,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 1990,7,1 ,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 

 ,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 ,26,52 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 ,60,17 ,34,45 ,14,0 1870,108,3 ,13,0 ,12,0 ,3,0 ,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 1900,223,0 ,347,1 ,357,0 ,117,0 ,140,0 ,160,0 ,135,1 ,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 1920,218,8 ,228,0 ,349,1 ,211,3 ,134,0 ,403,0 ,228,0 ,173,3 ,191,0 ,225,1 1930,177,31 ,122,0 ,89,0 ,157,3 ,246,0 ,130,7 ,133,0 ,189,24 ,122,0 ,112,0 1940,57,0 ,95,0 ,112,0 ,124,0 ,81,0 ,18,0 ,25,0 ,71,0 ,71,0 ,106,1 1950,64,0 ,67,0 ,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 1990,73,0 ,61,2 ,69,12 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,84,2 ,69,5 ,124,22 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,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 ,139,7 ,143,6 ,113,8 ,138,4 

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 1920,268,28,241 ,278,29,247 ,280,29,261 ,281,30,266 ,282,30,269 ,287,30,278 ,293,30,281 ,294,30,286 ,296,30,291 ,297,30,296 1930,299,38,308 ,300,38,309 ,300,38,310 ,301,38,313 ,304,38,315 ,306,39,327 ,308,39,330 ,308,39,334 ,309,39,337 ,309,40,338 1940,310,40,338 ,312,40,343 ,312,40,345 ,313,40,346 ,313,40,354 ,313,40,355 ,313,40,358 ,316,40,363 ,317,40,382 ,317,40,391 1950,317,40,400 ,317,40,402 ,318,40,407 ,318,40,415 ,318,40,417 ,319,40,420 ,320,40,423 ,322,40,429 ,322,40,429 ,322,40,429 1960,323,40,429 ,324,40,429 ,324,40,429 ,324,40,430 ,324,40,431 ,324,40,431 ,324,40,432 ,325,43,434 ,327,43,438 ,328,43,440 1970,328,43,440 ,329,43,440 ,329,43,441 ,330,43,441 ,331,44,441 ,331,46,443 ,331,46,446 ,331,46,446 ,332,46,446 ,333,46,446 1980,334,46,446 ,335,48,446 ,335,49,446 ,336,52,446 ,337,52,446 ,338,56,446 ,339,56,446 ,341,57,446 ,342,62,446 ,343,65,446 1990,349,66,447 ,353,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,358,66,447 ,362,68,449 ,362,68,449 ,362,70,449 ,362,71,450 ,362,71,450 ,363,73,451 2000,365,74,453 ,366,74,453 ,367,111,453 ,368,112,453 ,370,116,453 ,371,118,453 ,373,124,453 ,374,124,454 ,377,127,454 ,385,129,454 2010,386,129,454 ,386,131,454 ,390,136,455 ,391,141,455 ,402,145,456 ,403,148,456 ,408,150,456 ,408,152,456 ,409,154,456 ,411,155,456   ,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 ,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 1800,115,0,36 ,115,0,36 ,149,0,43 ,149,0,43 ,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 ,306,62,141 1850,316,62,153 ,361,62,163 ,369,62,173 ,385,62,188 ,386,63,191 ,402,63,201 ,410,64,206 ,475,64,221 ,663,64,290 ,730,64,326 1860,815,64,355 ,871,64,379 ,959,64,422 ,1090,64,457 ,1090,64,458 ,1133,65,470 ,1202,65,486 ,1236,82,512 ,1257,127,525 ,1267,127,529 1870,1356,130,548 ,1366,130,551 ,1377,130,552 ,1379,130,553 ,1396,130,574 ,1398,130,574 ,1465,130,588 ,1500,136,601 ,1521,139,611 ,1571,139,625 1880,1572,139,625 ,1601,140,632 ,1606,140,634 ,1626,140,636 ,1642,140,640 ,1661,140,648 ,1756,140,673 ,1926,140,705 ,1946,140,710 ,1999,140,721 1890,2074,140,748 ,2135,164,764 ,2249,164,797 ,2441,164,851 ,2625,164,892 ,2881,166,953 ,2973,166,992 ,3099,166,1012 ,3122,166,1022 ,3309,166,1077 1900,3484,166,1125 ,3731,167,1225 ,4006,167,1307 ,4094,167,1336 ,4188,167,1382 ,4291,167,1439 ,4370,168,1495 ,4499,168,1551 ,4630,168,1633 ,4721,168,1681 1910,4987,169,1780 ,5266,169,1909 ,5519,169,2083 ,5838,169,2223 ,6132,169,2351 ,6382,213,2486 ,6563,213,2599 ,6630,214,2650 ,6690,214,2709 ,6878,214,2783 1920,7032,222,2847 ,7168,222,2939 ,7400,223,3056 ,7514,226,3153 ,7594,226,3207 ,7822,226,3382 ,7972,226,3460 ,8063,229,3542 ,8171,229,3625 ,8278,230,3743 1930,8392,261,3806 ,8451,261,3869 ,8499,261,3910 ,8581,264,3985 ,8720,264,4092 ,8824,271,4118 ,8901,271,4174 ,9009,295,4255 ,9081,295,4305 ,9151,295,4347 1940,9178,295,4377 ,9238,295,4412 ,9287,295,4475 ,9357,295,4529 ,9393,295,4574 ,9403,295,4582 ,9419,295,4591 ,9461,295,4620 ,9503,295,4649 ,9569,296,4689 1950,9603,296,4719 ,9651,296,4738 ,9680,296,4765 ,9773,296,4818 ,9790,296,4824 ,9825,296,4828 ,9836,296,4831 ,9903,297,4843 ,9961,297,4848 ,10003,297,4851 1960,10052,299,4856 ,10073,299,4856 ,10095,300,4860 ,10110,300,4863 ,10140,301,4875 ,10162,301,4880 ,10176,301,4888 ,10225,305,4898 ,10277,305,4914 ,10308,305,4926 1970,10338,306,4931 ,10361,306,4939 ,10377,306,4942 ,10431,306,4948 ,10457,307,4950 ,10534,311,4955 ,10587,311,4972 ,10663,311,4986 ,10703,311,4997 ,10738,311,4997 1980,10817,316,5001 ,10855,325,5002 ,10886,327,5003 ,10968,334,5006 ,10994,337,5006 ,11049,355,5012 ,11073,357,5016 ,11145,359,5021 ,11181,366,5024 ,11231,399,5028 1990,11298,399,5034 ,11355,401,5038 ,11421,413,5041 ,11479,414,5051 ,11550,434,5055 ,11637,443,5071 ,11744,445,5079 ,11822,447,5085 ,11886,452,5090 ,12005,474,5095 2000,12517,476,5104 ,12674,477,5110 ,12755,543,5114 ,13201,554,5151 ,13298,562,5154 ,13320,567,5156 ,13463,580,5158 ,13666,586,5168 ,13813,605,5168 ,13948,627,5169 2010,14081,632,5181 ,14283,636,5185 ,14469,663,5187 ,14777,671,5189 ,14952,701,5189 ,15080,744,5190 ,15219,751,5190 ,15362,757,5190 ,15474,765,5191 ,15612,769,5191  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.