The Fig seashell is a paper thin shell which makes it a little
fragile but can be easily handled and used as decoration or
part of craft ideas and displays.The common name widely
used is the Fig Shell or Paper Fig Shell, also is called the
Atlantic Fig Seashell. It buries itself in the sand and is
common from North Carolina to Florida and Mexico as well
as other countries.
The Ficus Gracilis is from the Ficidae family and some is
misidentified sometimes as the Pear Whelk shell.
