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 ,2,1 ,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 ,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 ,5,2 ,0,2 ,1,0 

 ,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 ,26,52 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 ,32,0 ,242,0 1900,223,0 ,347,0 ,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 1920,218,9 ,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 ,82,5 ,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 ,70,12 ,68,1 ,75,20 ,103,9 ,115,2 ,84,2 ,69,5 ,124,19 2000,521,2 ,163,1 ,85,66 ,483,11 ,100,6 ,24,5 ,144,13 ,212,6 ,147,19 ,136,22 2010,145,5 ,205,4 ,188,27 ,309,8 ,175,30 ,129,43 ,137,6 ,140,6 ,19,3 

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 ,3,0,1 ,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 ,24,0,5 1840,27,0,8 ,27,0,8 ,29,0,8 ,29,0,8 ,29,0,10 ,29,0,10 ,29,0,11 ,29,0,11 ,29,0,11 ,29,2,11 1850,31,2,11 ,32,2,12 ,33,2,14 ,38,2,16 ,38,3,16 ,42,3,19 ,42,3,19 ,46,3,24 ,50,3,25 ,52,3,26 1860,55,3,28 ,67,3,33 ,84,3,42 ,91,3,48 ,91,3,48 ,97,3,51 ,105,3,51 ,106,4,52 ,109,8,52 ,111,8,54 1870,116,8,54 ,116,8,54 ,117,8,54 ,117,8,54 ,117,8,55 ,117,8,55 ,117,8,55 ,118,9,55 ,122,9,55 ,123,9,56 1880,123,9,56 ,124,9,58 ,125,9,58 ,126,9,58 ,126,9,58 ,128,9,60 ,130,9,61 ,137,9,65 ,138,9,65 ,139,9,66 1890,143,9,69 ,145,10,72 ,147,10,75 ,158,10,80 ,159,10,81 ,167,10,86 ,168,10,89 ,170,10,92 ,170,10,92 ,172,10,93 1900,176,10,94 ,182,10,99 ,186,10,104 ,186,10,108 ,186,10,111 ,189,10,118 ,193,10,124 ,195,10,127 ,196,10,128 ,197,10,128 1910,201,12,133 ,205,12,143 ,224,12,160 ,228,13,172 ,234,13,185 ,243,25,207 ,247,25,214 ,248,25,217 ,250,25,224 ,253,25,232 1920,263,28,242 ,273,29,248 ,275,29,262 ,276,30,267 ,277,30,270 ,282,30,279 ,287,30,282 ,288,30,287 ,290,30,292 ,291,30,297 1930,293,38,309 ,294,38,310 ,294,38,311 ,295,38,314 ,298,38,316 ,300,39,328 ,302,39,331 ,302,39,335 ,303,39,338 ,303,40,339 1940,304,40,339 ,306,40,344 ,306,40,346 ,307,40,347 ,307,40,355 ,307,40,356 ,307,40,359 ,310,40,364 ,312,40,382 ,312,40,391 1950,312,40,400 ,312,40,402 ,313,40,407 ,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 ,358,70,451 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 ,385,132,455 ,386,137,455 ,397,141,456 ,398,144,456 ,403,146,456 ,403,148,456 ,404,148,456   ,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 ,304,62,143 1850,314,62,155 ,359,62,165 ,367,62,175 ,383,62,190 ,384,63,193 ,400,63,203 ,408,64,208 ,473,64,223 ,661,64,292 ,728,64,328 1860,813,64,357 ,869,64,381 ,957,64,424 ,1088,64,459 ,1088,64,460 ,1131,65,472 ,1200,65,488 ,1234,82,514 ,1255,127,527 ,1265,127,531 1870,1355,130,549 ,1365,130,552 ,1376,130,553 ,1378,130,554 ,1395,130,575 ,1397,130,575 ,1464,130,589 ,1499,136,602 ,1520,139,612 ,1570,139,626 1880,1571,139,626 ,1600,140,633 ,1605,140,635 ,1625,140,637 ,1641,140,641 ,1660,140,649 ,1755,140,674 ,1925,140,706 ,1945,140,711 ,1998,140,722 1890,2073,140,749 ,2138,164,761 ,2253,164,793 ,2446,164,846 ,2630,164,887 ,2887,166,947 ,2979,166,986 ,3105,166,1006 ,3126,166,1017 ,3314,166,1071 1900,3489,166,1119 ,3736,166,1219 ,4012,166,1300 ,4100,166,1329 ,4194,166,1375 ,4295,166,1434 ,4377,167,1487 ,4509,167,1540 ,4643,167,1619 ,4734,167,1667 1910,4999,168,1767 ,5278,168,1896 ,5535,168,2066 ,5856,168,2204 ,6151,168,2331 ,6402,212,2465 ,6585,212,2576 ,6652,213,2627 ,6712,213,2686 ,6900,213,2760 1920,7056,222,2822 ,7192,222,2914 ,7426,223,3029 ,7547,226,3119 ,7627,226,3173 ,7854,226,3349 ,8005,226,3426 ,8095,229,3509 ,8203,229,3592 ,8312,230,3708 1930,8426,261,3771 ,8485,261,3834 ,8533,261,3875 ,8616,264,3949 ,8756,264,4055 ,8859,271,4082 ,8937,271,4137 ,9046,295,4217 ,9118,295,4267 ,9189,295,4308 1940,9216,295,4338 ,9276,295,4373 ,9326,295,4435 ,9396,295,4489 ,9432,295,4534 ,9442,295,4542 ,9458,295,4551 ,9500,295,4580 ,9542,295,4609 ,9608,296,4649 1950,9642,296,4679 ,9690,296,4698 ,9719,296,4725 ,9812,296,4778 ,9829,296,4784 ,9865,296,4787 ,9876,296,4790 ,9943,297,4802 ,10001,297,4807 ,10043,297,4810 1960,10093,299,4814 ,10114,299,4814 ,10136,300,4818 ,10151,300,4821 ,10181,301,4833 ,10203,301,4838 ,10217,301,4846 ,10266,305,4856 ,10318,305,4872 ,10351,305,4882 1970,10381,306,4887 ,10403,306,4896 ,10419,306,4899 ,10473,306,4905 ,10499,307,4907 ,10576,312,4912 ,10629,312,4929 ,10704,312,4944 ,10745,312,4954 ,10780,312,4954 1980,10858,317,4958 ,10896,326,4959 ,10927,328,4960 ,11009,329,4963 ,11035,332,4963 ,11090,350,4969 ,11114,352,4973 ,11186,354,4978 ,11222,361,4981 ,11273,394,4984 1990,11340,394,4990 ,11396,396,4994 ,11463,408,4997 ,11521,409,5007 ,11592,429,5011 ,11679,438,5027 ,11786,440,5035 ,11864,442,5041 ,11928,447,5046 ,12047,466,5051 2000,12559,468,5060 ,12716,469,5066 ,12797,535,5070 ,13254,546,5096 ,13351,552,5099 ,13373,557,5101 ,13516,570,5102 ,13719,576,5111 ,13866,595,5111 ,14001,617,5112 2010,14135,622,5123 ,14336,626,5127 ,14523,653,5128 ,14830,661,5130 ,15005,691,5130 ,15134,734,5130 ,15271,740,5130 ,15411,746,5130 ,15430,749,5130  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.