Myogale pterygopharyngeus

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 15

M. pterygopharyngeus

ORIGIN: From the tip of the pterygoid hamulus.

INSERTION: Into the midline of the roof of the pharynx.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , Uropsilus , and Urotrichus . I did not observe this muscle in Condylura , Desmana , and Galemys . This is the anteriormost of the pharyngeal constrictors.