Mogera atlantoscapularis

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 22

M. atlantoscapularis anterior

ORIGIN: From the ventral spine of the atlas, deep to the insertion of M. longus colli .

INSERTION: On the tip of the metacromion process of the scapula, medial to the insertion of M. trapezius anticus .

REMARKS: This muscle is present in Condylura , Desmana , Galemys , and Uropsilus , but not Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , or Urotrichus . Dobson (1882–1890) described this muscle (which he identified as M. levator scapulae vel claviculae) for Desmana (his Myogale ), but incorrectly stated that it is absent in Condylura ; Campbell (1939) and Reed (1951) repeated this error.