The Latin term is indeed species. However I think that probably you are
asking the current english use, which I do not know
Enzo
At 12.12 28/02/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi, Conch-Lers!
>
>This is a simple question:  does one correctly refer to a single
>type of shell as a "specie" or is "species"  equally correct.   I know
>many of us, including me, have used species to refer to the singular as
>well as the plural.
>
>Cheers,
>Linda