Oligocene corals from Monte Bastia (Vicentin Lessini Mountains, N.Italy)

This study describes and illustrates 20 species of Oligocene corals from a new excavation near the top of Monte Bastia, close to the town of Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza). As described by Bosellini & Russo (1988), 3 different Oligocene coral communities can be recognized in the Lessini Shelf. The coral fauna here presented belongs to the high species diversity community, typical of the Late Rupelian, or at least to the top of the average species diversity community