Pirania
Sponge
Early Ordovician (Arenigian)
Upper Fezouata Formation
Zagora, Draa Valley, Morocco

Colorful 12mm sponge on 85mm slab (OW2.1).

Soft-bodied.

Pirania is a genus of sea sponge that lived during the Cambrian and Ordovician Periods.  It was described based on Burgess Shale specimens.

This specimen has great color contrast against the matrix. It will stand out nicely in your sponge collection.