Myogale longus subsp. colli

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 19

M. longus colli

ORIGIN: An anterior portion from the anterior tip of the costal processes of the second through the sixth cervical vertebrae, and a posterior portion from the lateral surface of the seventh cervical vertebra, the ventrolateral surfaces of the first through the fourth thoracic vertebrae, and the adjacent surfaces of ribs two through five.

INSERTION: The anterior portion on the costal process of the sixth cervical vertebra and the ventral surfaces of the first six cervical vertebrae, and the posterior portion via a tendon on the posterior tip of the costal process of the sixth cervical vertebra.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , and Talpa . The fibers of the posterior portion run anterolaterally, and the fibers of the anterior portion run anteromedially.