A handy list of the standard list template types used for storing data in a SharePoint site.

List template typeTemplate IDBase typeDescription
Custom List1000A basic list that can be adapted for multiple purposes.
Document Library1011Contains a list of documents and other files.
Survey1024Fields (2) on a survey list represent questions that are asked of survey participants. Items in a list represent a set of responses to a survey.
Links1030Contains a list of hyperlinks and their descriptions.
Announcements1040Contains a set of simple announcements.
Contacts1050Contains a list of contacts used for tracking people in a site (2).
Calendar1060Contains a list of single and recurring events. An events list has special views for displaying events on a calendar.
Tasks1070Contains a list of items that represent finished and pending work items.
Discussion Board1080Contains discussions entries and their replies.
Picture Library1091Contains a library adapted for storing and viewing digital pictures.
DataSources1101Contains data connection description files.
Form Library1151Contains XML documents. An XML form library can also contain templates for displaying and editing XML files through forms, as well as rules for specifying how XML data is converted to and from list items.
No Code Workflows1171Contains additional workflow definitions that describe new processes that can be used in lists. These workflow definitions do not contain advanced code-based extensions.
Custom Workflow Process1180Contains a list used to support custom workflow process actions.
Wiki Page Library1191Contains a set of editable Web pages.
CustomGrid1200Contains a set of list items with a grid-editing view.
No Code Public Workflows1221A gallery for storing workflow definitions that do not contain advanced code-based extensions.
Workflow History1400Contains a set of history items for instances of workflows.
Project Tasks1500Contains a list of tasks with specialized views of task data in the form of Gantt chart.
Public Workflows External List6000An external list for viewing the data of an external content type.
Issues Tracking11005Contains a list of items to track issues.