Specie is completely incorrect - refers only to money. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Bush [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:13 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: An elementary quesion > > 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