Myogale trapezius subsp. anticus

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 16

M. trapezius anticus , pars capitis

ORIGIN: From the midline of the occipital region of the skull.

INSERTION: On the metacromion process of the scapula.

REMARKS: This muscle is absent in Condylura , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , and Urotrichus , but is present in Desmana , Galemys , and Uropsilus . Dobson (1882–1890) identified this muscle as M. occipito­scapularis externus in Desmana and Galemys , and he believed it to be a part of the rhomboideus complex.