Table 2 Provincial Index Taxa and Provincial Combined Index for Cabo Verde (CAB) and the West African coast (WAF). N – total number of species by family. End – total number of endemic species by family. T – percentage of endemism by family. n.a. – not applicable. The subfamily Muricinae comprises the following genera, reported for the Atlantic: Aspella, Attiliosa, Bolinus, Calotrophon, Chicoreus, Dermomurex, Hexaplex, Paziella, Phyllonotus, Purpurellus, Siratus, Timbellus and Vokesimurex. The subfamily Fasciolariinae comprises the following genera, reported for the Atlantic: Cinctura, Fasciollaria, Leucozonia, Polygona and Triplofusus. The subfamily Volutinae comprises a single genus, Enaeta, reported for the Atlantic. The subfamily Olivinae comprises the following genera, reported for the Atlantic: Americoliva and Oliva. The subfamily Cancellariinae comprises the following genera, reported for the Atlantic: Agatrix and Gerdiella. The subfamily Plesiotritoninae comprises the following genera, reported for the Atlantic: Loxotaphrus and Tritonoharpa.

From: Restructuring of the ‘Macaronesia’ biogeographic unit: A marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach