Trochosmilia supracretacea is a species of cnidarians in the family caryophylliid corals. Dead Trochosmilia supracretacea formshallow marine sediments.
Definition: Marine sediment that accumulates within shallow regions of the oceanic basin close to continents, such as the continental shelf, or continental slope
Definition: Component found in mineralized skeletal tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized, and which functions in mechanical and structural support.)