Monte Bastia (Oligocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 684

Where: Veneto, Italy (45.5° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 9.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Castelgomberto Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• Late Rupelian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified marl and lithified grainstone

• high species diversity community in more muddy substrates

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: F. R. Bosellini. 1988. Oligocene corals from Monte Bastia (Vicentin Lessini Mountains, N Italy). Atti e Memorie, Accademia Nazionale di Scienze Lettere e Arti Modena 5:111-157 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 91899: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 23.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia palmata
Astrocoenia palmata Catullo 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora conferta
Stylophora conferta Reuss 1868 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora tecta, Astreopora meneghiniana
Astreopora tecta Catullo 1856 stony coral
Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis rollei
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
"Goniopora nummulitica" = Porites nummulitica, "Goniopora minuta" = Porites minuta
"Goniopora nummulitica" = Porites nummulitica Reuss 1864 stony coral
"Goniopora minuta" = Porites minuta Reuss 1868 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pavona bronni
Pavona bronni Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
"Cricocyathus grumi" = Pattalophyllia grumi, Agathiphyllia gregaria
"Cricocyathus grumi" = Pattalophyllia grumi Catullo 1852 stony coral
Agathiphyllia gregaria Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea irradians, Montastrea inaequalis
Montastrea irradians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Montastrea inaequalis von Guembel 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia crassiramosa
Euphyllia crassiramosa Felix 1885 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia subdenticulata
Favia subdenticulata Catullo 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Colpophyllia stellata" = Hydnophyllia stellata, "Cereiphyllia tenuis" = Cladocora tenuis, Caulastrea fusinieri, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Tarbellastraea ovalis, Antiguastrea lucasiana
"Colpophyllia stellata" = Hydnophyllia stellata Catullo 1856 stony coral
"Cereiphyllia tenuis" = Cladocora tenuis Reuss 1868 stony coral
Caulastrea fusinieri Catullo 1847 stony coral
Caulastrea pseudoflabellum Catullo 1852 stony coral
Tarbellastraea ovalis von Guembel 1861 stony coral
Antiguastrea lucasiana Defrance 1826 stony coral