diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs
index b13da75..f6f43a2 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl<'a> Reducer<'a> {
         let def_id = symbol.def_id();
 
         match symbol.spec() {
-            Func(_) => Expression::Lookup(Lookup::Function(def_id.unwrap())),
+            Func => Expression::Lookup(Lookup::Function(def_id.unwrap())),
             GlobalBinding => Expression::Lookup(Lookup::GlobalVar(def_id.unwrap())),
             LocalVariable => Expression::Lookup(Lookup::LocalVar(def_id.unwrap())),
             FunctionParam(n) => Expression::Lookup(Lookup::Param(n)),
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
index f6ea403..9b5ff26 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::ast::{
     Variant, VariantKind,
 };
 use crate::tokenizing::Location;
-use crate::typechecking::TypeName;
+use crate::typechecking::TypeId;
 
 mod resolver;
 mod symbol_trie;
@@ -265,16 +265,16 @@ impl fmt::Display for Symbol {
 //function parameters (even though they are currently assigned).
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum SymbolSpec {
-    Func(Vec<TypeName>),
+    Func,
     DataConstructor {
         index: usize,
         arity: usize,
-        type_name: TypeName, //TODO this eventually needs to be some kind of ID
+        type_id: TypeId,
     },
     RecordConstructor {
         index: usize,
-        members: HashMap<Rc<String>, TypeName>,
-        type_name: TypeName,
+        members: HashMap<Rc<String>, TypeId>,
+        type_id: TypeId,
     },
     GlobalBinding, //Only for global variables, not for function-local ones or ones within a `let` scope context
     LocalVariable,
@@ -285,22 +285,22 @@ impl fmt::Display for SymbolSpec {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         use self::SymbolSpec::*;
         match self {
-            Func(type_names) => write!(f, "Func({:?})", type_names),
+            Func => write!(f, "Func"),
             DataConstructor {
                 index,
-                type_name,
+                type_id,
                 arity,
             } => write!(
                 f,
                 "DataConstructor(idx: {}, arity: {}, type: {})",
-                index, arity, type_name
+                index, arity, type_id
             ),
             RecordConstructor {
-                type_name, index, ..
+                type_id, index, ..
             } => write!(
                 f,
                 "RecordConstructor(idx: {})(<members> -> {})",
-                index, type_name
+                index, type_id
             ),
             GlobalBinding => write!(f, "GlobalBinding"),
             LocalVariable => write!(f, "Local variable"),
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ impl SymbolTable {
                 self.add_symbol(
                     id,
                     fq_function,
-                    SymbolSpec::Func(vec![]), //TODO does this inner vec need to exist at all?
+                    SymbolSpec::Func,
                 );
             }
             StatementKind::Declaration(Declaration::FuncDecl(signature, ..)) => {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl SymbolTable {
                 self.add_symbol(
                     id,
                     fq_function,
-                    SymbolSpec::Func(vec![]), //TODO does this inner vec need to exist at all?
+                    SymbolSpec::Func,
                 );
             }
             StatementKind::Declaration(Declaration::TypeDecl { name, .. }) => {
@@ -518,13 +518,15 @@ impl SymbolTable {
 
         for (index, variant) in variants.iter().enumerate() {
             let Variant { name, kind, id } = variant;
+            let type_id = TypeId::lookup_name(name.as_ref());
+
             match kind {
                 VariantKind::UnitStruct => {
                     let fq_name = Fqsn::from_scope_stack(scope_stack.as_ref(), name.clone());
                     let spec = SymbolSpec::DataConstructor {
                         index,
                         arity: 0,
-                        type_name: name.clone(),
+                        type_id,
                     };
                     register(id, fq_name, spec);
                 }
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ impl SymbolTable {
                     let spec = SymbolSpec::DataConstructor {
                         index,
                         arity: items.len(),
-                        type_name: name.clone(),
+                        type_id,
                     };
                     register(id, fq_name, spec);
                 }
@@ -560,13 +562,13 @@ impl SymbolTable {
 
                     let spec = SymbolSpec::RecordConstructor {
                         index,
-                        type_name: name.clone(),
+                        type_id,
                         members: members
                             .iter()
-                            .map(|(_, _)| {
+                            .map(|(member_name, _type_identifier)| {
                                 (
-                                    Rc::new("DUMMY_FIELD".to_string()),
-                                    Rc::new("DUMMY_TYPE_ID".to_string()),
+                                    member_name.clone(),
+                                    TypeId::lookup_name("DUMMY_TYPE_ID"),
                                 )
                             })
                             .collect(),
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs
index 538840a..75780a8 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::fmt;
 
 use ena::unify::{UnifyKey, InPlaceUnificationTable, UnificationTable, EqUnifyValue};
 
@@ -21,7 +22,27 @@ impl TypeData {
   }
 }
 
-pub type TypeName = Rc<String>;
+//TODO need to hook this into the actual typechecking system somehow
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TypeId {
+    local_name: Rc<String>
+}
+
+impl TypeId {
+    //TODO this is definitely incomplete
+    pub fn lookup_name(name: &str) -> TypeId {
+        TypeId {
+            local_name: Rc::new(name.to_string())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for TypeId {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+    write!(f, "TypeId:{}", self.local_name)
+  }
+}
+
 
 pub struct TypeContext<'a> {
   variable_map: ScopeStack<'a, Rc<String>, Type>,