Myogale cleidomastoideus

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 17

M. cleidomastoideus

ORIGIN: From the anterodorsal surface of the medial end of the clavicle, just dorsal to the origin of M. cleido­occipitalis .

INSERTION: Via an aponeurosis on a small ridge just posterior to the base of the zygomatic arch, together with M. sternomastoideus .

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Desmana , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , and Urotrichus . An element in this position is absent in Uropsilus .