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 ,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 ,1,3 ,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 ,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 ,173,30 ,116,39 ,12,0 

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 ,227,12,157 ,231,13,169 ,237,13,182 ,246,25,204 ,250,25,211 ,251,25,214 ,252,25,222 ,254,25,231 1920,265,28,240 ,275,29,246 ,277,29,260 ,278,30,265 ,278,30,269 ,283,30,278 ,288,30,281 ,289,30,286 ,291,30,291 ,292,30,296 1930,294,38,308 ,295,38,309 ,295,38,310 ,296,38,313 ,299,38,315 ,301,39,327 ,303,39,330 ,303,39,334 ,304,39,337 ,304,40,338 1940,305,40,338 ,307,40,343 ,307,40,345 ,308,40,346 ,308,40,354 ,308,40,355 ,308,40,358 ,311,40,363 ,313,40,381 ,313,40,390 1950,313,40,399 ,313,40,401 ,314,40,406 ,315,40,413 ,315,40,415 ,317,40,417 ,318,40,420 ,320,40,426 ,320,40,426 ,320,40,426 1960,321,40,426 ,322,40,426 ,322,40,426 ,322,40,427 ,322,40,428 ,322,40,428 ,322,40,429 ,323,43,431 ,325,43,435 ,326,43,437 1970,326,43,437 ,327,43,437 ,327,43,438 ,328,43,438 ,330,44,438 ,330,47,440 ,330,47,443 ,330,47,443 ,331,47,443 ,332,47,443 1980,333,47,443 ,334,49,443 ,334,50,443 ,335,50,443 ,336,50,443 ,337,54,443 ,338,54,443 ,340,55,443 ,341,60,443 ,342,63,443 1990,348,64,444 ,352,64,444 ,357,64,444 ,357,64,444 ,361,66,446 ,361,66,446 ,361,68,446 ,361,69,447 ,361,69,447 ,363,70,447 2000,365,71,449 ,366,71,449 ,367,108,449 ,368,109,449 ,370,112,449 ,371,115,449 ,373,121,449 ,374,121,450 ,377,124,450 ,385,126,450 2010,386,126,450 ,386,128,450 ,391,133,450 ,392,138,450 ,404,142,450 ,405,145,450 ,405,145,450   ,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 ,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 ,1751,142,675 ,1922,142,706 ,1942,142,711 ,1996,142,721 1890,2071,142,748 ,2137,166,759 ,2253,166,790 ,2446,166,843 ,2628,166,886 ,2884,168,947 ,2977,168,985 ,3105,168,1003 ,3126,168,1015 ,3312,168,1071 1900,3488,168,1119 ,3735,168,1219 ,4015,168,1297 ,4103,168,1326 ,4197,168,1372 ,4297,168,1432 ,4379,169,1484 ,4512,169,1536 ,4645,169,1616 ,4737,169,1663 1910,5003,170,1762 ,5292,170,1881 ,5554,170,2046 ,5878,170,2181 ,6172,170,2309 ,6430,214,2436 ,6614,214,2546 ,6679,215,2599 ,6740,215,2657 ,6933,215,2726 1920,7093,224,2784 ,7230,224,2875 ,7464,225,2990 ,7585,228,3080 ,7664,228,3135 ,7895,228,3306 ,8047,228,3383 ,8136,231,3467 ,8244,231,3550 ,8354,232,3665 1930,8472,263,3724 ,8529,263,3787 ,8579,263,3825 ,8663,266,3898 ,8810,266,3997 ,8911,273,4025 ,8991,273,4078 ,9104,297,4153 ,9178,297,4201 ,9249,297,4242 1940,9278,297,4270 ,9338,297,4304 ,9388,297,4366 ,9457,297,4421 ,9493,297,4466 ,9503,297,4474 ,9519,297,4483 ,9563,297,4510 ,9605,297,4539 ,9671,298,4579 1950,9706,298,4607 ,9747,298,4626 ,9776,298,4653 ,9872,298,4703 ,9889,298,4709 ,9925,298,4712 ,9936,298,4715 ,10003,299,4727 ,10061,299,4732 ,10103,299,4735 1960,10153,301,4739 ,10174,301,4739 ,10196,302,4743 ,10211,302,4746 ,10241,303,4758 ,10263,303,4763 ,10276,303,4771 ,10325,307,4781 ,10384,307,4790 ,10417,307,4800 1970,10446,308,4805 ,10468,308,4814 ,10484,308,4817 ,10538,308,4823 ,10564,309,4825 ,10643,314,4828 ,10696,314,4845 ,10771,314,4860 ,10812,314,4870 ,10847,314,4870 1980,10925,319,4874 ,10963,328,4875 ,10993,330,4877 ,11075,331,4880 ,11101,334,4880 ,11156,352,4886 ,11181,354,4889 ,11253,356,4894 ,11289,363,4897 ,11340,396,4900 1990,11407,396,4906 ,11463,398,4910 ,11532,410,4913 ,11591,411,4922 ,11663,431,4925 ,11756,440,4935 ,11866,442,4940 ,11943,444,4946 ,12008,449,4950 ,12127,468,4955 2000,12639,470,4964 ,12797,471,4969 ,12878,537,4973 ,13336,548,4998 ,13433,554,5001 ,13455,559,5003 ,13598,572,5004 ,13803,578,5012 ,13950,597,5012 ,14085,619,5013 2010,14220,624,5023 ,14421,629,5026 ,14608,656,5027 ,14917,664,5027 ,15090,694,5027 ,15206,733,5027 ,15218,733,5027  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.