Sylvia S. Edwards wrote:

> Is Latin gender specific?  Such as, say Caligula, an ancient Roman Empire
> name become a female name if it were spelled Caligulae?
>
> I need to know some information on naming of shells and the Latin names.

Hello!

 The ending "ae" is female gender and is pronounced as a long "i". As a
matter of fact it is
the only long "i" sound in Latin.

Later,

Emilio Jorge Power

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