Original: Since Shaw first described the species, its name has undergone four revisions: from M. aculeata to Ornithorhynchus hystrix, Echidna hystrix, Echidna aculeata and, finally, Tachyglossus aculeatus.
Simplified: Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i–xii, 1–122: M. aculeata Ornithorhynchus hystrix Echidna hystrix, Echidna aculeata Tachyglossus aculeatus.