Myogale rectus subsp. capitis

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 18

M. rectus capitis dorsalis major

ORIGIN: From the dorsal margin of the neural spine of the axis, and from a raphe that extends anterior to the neural spine.

INSERTION: Via a short aponeurosis on the lateral occipital region, deep to M. splenius .

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , and Talpa .