Myogale stylohyoideus

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 14

M. stylohyoideus ( fig. 6 )

ORIGIN: From the ventrolateral surface of M. digastricus venter posterior, with some fascial attachment to the skull.

INSERTION: On the basihyal cartilage.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , and Urotrichus . In Scalopus and Uropsilus , M. stylohyoideus originates medial to M. digastricus , and so does not cross over it. In Desmana and Galemys , M. stylohyoideus is either absent or indistinguishably fused with M. digastricus .

Figures

Fig. 6. Ventral view of neck muscles of Parascalops; superficial muscles on bottom, deeper muscles on top.