Mogera gastrocnemius

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 39-40

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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0082(2000)3294<0001:CMOMAT>2.0.CO;2

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scientific name

Mogera gastrocnemius
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M. gastrocnemius ( figs. 16–18 View Fig View Fig View Fig )

ORIGIN: A medial head from a small fossa in the posterior surface of the medial epicondyle of the femur, and a lateral head from the posterior surface of the lateral epicondyle of the femur, where it is fused with M. plantaris .

INSERTION: The two heads join with the tendon of M. soleus to form the Achilles tendon, which inserts on the calcaneus.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in the 11 study taxa.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Talpidae

Genus

Mogera

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