Figure 8. Comparison of various suture patterns within Coilopoceras springeri, Hoplitoides sandovalensis, and the Coilopoceras colleti templates; 1. Coilopoceras inflatum suture pattern within the Coilopoceras colleti right template. Sutural elements of the Coilopoceras inflatum are similar to the Coilopoceras colleti right template elements, however, in the element closest to the venter, the Coilopoceras inflatum suture is placed more ventrally; 2. Hoplitoides wohltmanni USNM 307655 tested against the Hoplitoides sandovalensis right templat. Elements are similar in alignment. The difference is that the Hoplitoides wohltmanni sutural elements are shorter than the Hoplitoides sandovalensis template elements; 3. Hoplitoides wohltmanni USNM 307655 tested against the Coilopoceras springeri right templat. Elements are similar in alignment, except the lateral saddle nearest the venter is slightly over the top of the template; 4. Elements are similar in alignment. Hoplitoides wohltmanni suture has four elements whereas Coilopoceras colleti right templat shows three elements; 5. Coilopoceras colleti USNM 278093 tested against the Coilopoceras springeri right templat. The Coilopoceras colleti suture shows three elements, whereas the Coilopoceras springeri right templat shows four; 6. Coilopoceras colleti USNM 275894 tested against the Coilopoceras springeri right templat. The Coilopoceras colleti suture shows three elements, whereas the Coilopoceras springeri right templat shows four; 7. Coilopoceras inflatum USNM 275939 tested against Coilopoceras colleti right template. Similar alignment in elements, however the height and depth vary; 8. The Coilopoceras inflatum suture is much taller in the lateral-most saddle and has three lateral sutural elements versus the four lateral sutural elements in the Coilopoceras springeri right templat.