diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 89cd8b8d..b5084874 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ ENV TZ="Europe/Helsinki"
 
 RUN  npm i -g npm
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app/frontend/src/validators
 
 USER node
 
-COPY --chown=node frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts /usr/src/app/frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts
+COPY --chown=node frontend/src/shared /usr/src/app/frontend/src/shared/
 COPY --chown=node frontend/src/types.ts /usr/src/app/frontend/src/types.ts
-COPY --chown=node frontend/src/validators /usr/src/app/frontend/src/validators
 COPY --chown=node backend/package.json backend/
 COPY --chown=node backend/package-lock.json backend/
 COPY --chown=node backend/prisma/schema.prisma backend
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ RUN chown node:node /usr/src/app -R
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 USER node
 
-COPY --from=backend-build --chown=node /usr/src/app/frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts ../frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts
+COPY --from=backend-build --chown=node /usr/src/app/frontend/src/shared/types.d.ts ../frontend/src/shared/types.d.ts
 COPY --from=backend-build --chown=node /usr/src/app/frontend/src/types.ts ../frontend/src/types.ts
 COPY --from=backend-build --chown=node /usr/src/app/backend/build .
 COPY --from=backend-build --chown=node /usr/src/app/backend/node_modules ./backend/node_modules
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/crossSearch/get.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/crossSearch/get.test.ts
index fb92d3d1..5fae6e26 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/crossSearch/get.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/crossSearch/get.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { CrossSearch } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import type { CrossSearch } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
 import { resetDatabase, send, resetDatabaseTimeout, login, logout } from '../utils'
 import { pool } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api.test.ts
index eff1c075..baaf0285 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import type { ParsedGeoname } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import type { ParsedGeoname } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { send } from './utils'
 import { pool } from '../utils/db'
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api/data.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api/data.ts
index 7772c50e..e8d19084 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api/data.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/geonames-api/data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ParsedGeoname } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import type { ParsedGeoname } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 export const localities: ParsedGeoname[] = [
   { countryName: 'Finland', lat: 63.05484, lng: 24.75291, name: 'Kumpula' },
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/contradictory_loc.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/contradictory_loc.test.ts
index a21ba41c..af9024b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/contradictory_loc.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/contradictory_loc.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { LocalityDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { editedLocality, newLocalityBasis } from './data'
 import { login, resetDatabase, send, resetDatabaseTimeout } from '../utils'
 import { pool } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/create.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/create.test.ts
index a5669f20..06846728 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/create.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/create.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { LocalityDetailsType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { newLocalityBasis } from './data'
 import { login, logout, resetDatabase, send, testLogRows, resetDatabaseTimeout, noPermError } from '../utils'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/data.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/data.ts
index dd3c788e..08b3f62e 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/data.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 const references = [
   {
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/update.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/update.test.ts
index 8ed1e96f..fdf23545 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/update.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/update.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { LocalityDetailsType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { editedLocality } from './data'
 import { login, resetDatabase, send, testLogRows, resetDatabaseTimeout } from '../utils'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/reference/create.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/reference/create.test.ts
index 6f036e40..9c50da11 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/reference/create.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/reference/create.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 //import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { newReferenceBasis, emptyReferenceBasis } from './data'
 import { login, logout, resetDatabase, send, /*testLogRows,*/ resetDatabaseTimeout, noPermError } from '../utils'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/reference/data.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/reference/data.ts
index 7aeb40b7..c4fd32a2 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/reference/data.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/reference/data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, /*EditMetaData, Reference,*/ ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, /*EditMetaData, Reference,*/ ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 /*
 "ref_type_id": 1, "ref_type": "Journal"'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/reference/delete.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/reference/delete.test.ts
index 52124f24..212de898 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/reference/delete.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/reference/delete.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from '@jest/globals'
 import { pool } from '../../utils/db'
 import { login, logout, resetDatabase, resetDatabaseTimeout, send } from '../utils'
-import { ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import Prisma from '../../../prisma/generated/now_test_client'
 import { newReferenceBasis } from './data'
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/species/create.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/species/create.test.ts
index 0bb41977..e95cfae0 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/species/create.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/species/create.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { LocalityDetailsType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { newSpeciesBasis, newSpeciesWithoutRequiredFields } from './data'
 import { login, logout, resetDatabase, send, testLogRows, resetDatabaseTimeout, noPermError } from '../utils'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/species/data.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/species/data.ts
index 1c09a033..c7b13c71 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/species/data.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/species/data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 const references = [
   {
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/species/update.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/species/update.test.ts
index 343580da..8b3ab223 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/species/update.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/species/update.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { login, resetDatabase, send, testLogRows, resetDatabaseTimeout } from '../utils'
 import { editedSpecies } from './data'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/create.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/create.test.ts
index e3cd7ce2..b571dd04 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/create.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/create.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/glo
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { login, logout, resetDatabase, send, testLogRows, resetDatabaseTimeout, noPermError } from '../utils'
 import { newTimeBoundBasis } from './data'
-import { TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { pool } from '../../utils/db'
 
 let createdTimeBound: TimeBoundDetailsType | null = null
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/data.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/data.ts
index aae2520c..bc19a92d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/data.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 const references = [
   {
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/update.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/update.test.ts
index 69969bf5..1334ff0b 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/update.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/timeBound/update.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, expect } from '@jest/globals'
 import { editedTimeBound, newTimeBoundBasis } from './data'
 import { send, resetDatabase, login, resetDatabaseTimeout, testLogRows } from '../utils'
-import { TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { pool } from '../../utils/db'
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/create.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/create.test.ts
index 85a47aeb..f4bcbbd2 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/create.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/create.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 import { login, logout, resetDatabase, send, testLogRows, resetDatabaseTimeout, noPermError } from '../utils'
 import { newTimeUnitBasis } from './data'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/data.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/data.ts
index 8104a9cf..67f12b9a 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/data.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 const references = [
   {
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/update.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/update.test.ts
index 0f61708a..85d5af2e 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/update.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/timeUnit/update.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, beforeEach, beforeAll, afterAll, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { TimeUnitDetailsType, EditDataType, EditMetaData } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { TimeUnitDetailsType, EditDataType, EditMetaData } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { login, resetDatabase, send, resetDatabaseTimeout, testLogRows } from '../utils'
 import { editedTimeUnit, newTimeUnitBasis, conflictingTimeUnit } from './data'
 import { pool } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/utils.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/utils.ts
index b1c5e033..02f16bc3 100644
--- a/backend/src/api-tests/utils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api-tests/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import request from 'supertest'
 import app from '../app'
 import { expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { UpdateLog } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { UpdateLog } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LogRow } from '../services/write/writeOperations/types'
 
 let token: string | null = null
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/authenticator.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/authenticator.ts
index 48f39955..8449fb82 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/authenticator.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/authenticator.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Middleware } from '../types'
 import { SECRET } from '../utils/config'
 import jwt, { Secret, TokenExpiredError } from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import { nowDb } from '../utils/db'
-import { User } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { User } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 
 /*
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/geonames-api.ts b/backend/src/routes/geonames-api.ts
index 34855410..949702d0 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/geonames-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/geonames-api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Router, Request } from 'express'
 import { GEONAMES_USERNAME } from '../utils/config'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
-import { GeonamesJSON, ParsedGeoname } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { GeonamesJSON, ParsedGeoname } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 
 const router = Router()
 
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/locality.ts b/backend/src/routes/locality.ts
index 999d18c9..515b1b67 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/locality.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/locality.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Request, Router } from 'express'
 import { getAllLocalities, getLocalityDetails, validateEntireLocality } from '../services/locality'
 import { fixBigInt } from '../utils/common'
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, LocalityDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, LocalityDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { requireOneOf } from '../middlewares/authorizer'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 import { deleteLocality, writeLocality } from '../services/write/locality'
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/reference.ts b/backend/src/routes/reference.ts
index c0846776..d695f528 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/reference.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/reference.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '../services/reference'
 import { requireOneOf } from '../middlewares/authorizer'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
-import { EditMetaData, ReferenceDetailsType, EditDataType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditMetaData, ReferenceDetailsType, EditDataType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { deleteReference, writeReference } from '../services/write/reference'
 
 const router = Router()
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/species.ts b/backend/src/routes/species.ts
index 5d760787..7bff23a4 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/species.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/species.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Request, Router } from 'express'
 import { getAllSpecies, getSpeciesDetails, validateEntireSpecies } from '../services/species'
 import { fixBigInt } from '../utils/common'
-import { EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { deleteSpecies, writeSpecies } from '../services/write/species'
 import { requireOneOf } from '../middlewares/authorizer'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts b/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts
index c997c191..0d62a638 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Request, Router } from 'express'
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 import { requireOneOf } from '../middlewares/authorizer'
 import {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts b/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts
index 9460982e..19ec55bc 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Request, Router } from 'express'
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 import { requireOneOf } from '../middlewares/authorizer'
 import { getAllSequences } from '../services/sequence'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/crossSearch.ts b/backend/src/services/crossSearch.ts
index eae65d8c..41a7a52e 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/crossSearch.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/crossSearch.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { User, CrossSearch } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { User, CrossSearch } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 import { nowDb } from '../utils/db'
 import {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/locality.ts b/backend/src/services/locality.ts
index 18ff2ff1..1c3696ff 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/locality.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/locality.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, LocalityDetailsType, User } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, LocalityDetailsType, User } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 import { validateLocality } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/locality'
 import { ValidationObject, referenceValidator } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/validator'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/localitySpeciesExport.ts b/backend/src/services/localitySpeciesExport.ts
index 12db5e09..67cc6627 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/localitySpeciesExport.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/localitySpeciesExport.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { PoolConnection } from 'mariadb'
-import { User } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { User } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { NOW_DB_NAME } from '../utils/config'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
 import { pool } from '../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/reference.ts b/backend/src/services/reference.ts
index 12d11849..3fa107e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/reference.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/reference.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nowDb } from '../utils/db'
-import { EditDataType, ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { ValidationObject } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/validator'
 import { validateReference } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/reference'
 import Prisma from '../../prisma/generated/now_test_client'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/species.ts b/backend/src/services/species.ts
index e36892c4..5cf07187 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/species.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/species.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { validateSpecies } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/species'
 import { ValidationObject, referenceValidator } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/validator'
 import Prisma from '../../prisma/generated/now_test_client'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/timeBound.ts b/backend/src/services/timeBound.ts
index 144ab0fa..daa8aba8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/timeBound.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/timeBound.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { logDb, nowDb } from '../utils/db'
 import { validateTimeBound } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/timeBound'
-import { TimeBoundDetailsType, EditDataType, EditMetaData } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { TimeBoundDetailsType, EditDataType, EditMetaData } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import Prisma from '../../prisma/generated/now_test_client'
 import { ValidationObject, referenceValidator } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/validator'
 import { getReferenceDetails } from './reference'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/timeUnit.ts b/backend/src/services/timeUnit.ts
index 17b5b3d2..2bc0f624 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/timeUnit.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/timeUnit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { logDb, nowDb } from '../utils/db'
-import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType, EditMetaData } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType, EditMetaData } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { ValidationObject, referenceValidator } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/validator'
 import { validateTimeUnit } from '../../../frontend/src/validators/timeUnit'
 import { getReferenceDetails } from './reference'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/author.ts b/backend/src/services/write/author.ts
index 5a1832a2..d7a82d40 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/author.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/author.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, ReferenceAuthorType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, ReferenceAuthorType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { getFieldsOfTables, nowDb } from '../../utils/db'
 import { filterAllowedKeys } from './writeOperations/utils'
 import Prisma from '../../../prisma/generated/now_test_client'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/journal.ts b/backend/src/services/write/journal.ts
index 74658523..860706f9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/journal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/journal.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, ReferenceJournalType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, ReferenceJournalType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { getFieldsOfTables, nowDb } from '../../utils/db'
 import { filterAllowedKeys } from './writeOperations/utils'
 import Prisma from '../../../prisma/generated/now_test_client'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/locality.ts b/backend/src/services/write/locality.ts
index 3b921286..2c717fe0 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/locality.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/locality.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType, Reference, User } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType, Reference, User } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { NOW_DB_NAME } from '../../utils/config'
 import { WriteHandler } from './writeOperations/writeHandler'
 import { getFieldsOfTables } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/reference.ts b/backend/src/services/write/reference.ts
index 59107793..f2690881 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/reference.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/reference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, ReferenceDetailsType } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { getFieldsOfTables, nowDb } from '../../utils/db'
 import { getReferenceDetails } from '../reference'
 import { filterAllowedKeys, convertToPrismaDate } from './writeOperations/utils'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/species.ts b/backend/src/services/write/species.ts
index e7481134..fc7c965c 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/species.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/species.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, Reference, SpeciesDetailsType, User } from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, FixBigInt, Reference, SpeciesDetailsType, User } from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { NOW_DB_NAME } from '../../utils/config'
 import { WriteHandler } from './writeOperations/writeHandler'
 import { getFieldsOfTables } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/timeBound.ts b/backend/src/services/write/timeBound.ts
index e4cdf0ea..f639ff4d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/timeBound.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/timeBound.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   LocalityDetailsType,
   TimeUnitDetailsType,
   User,
-} from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+} from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { NOW_DB_NAME } from '../../utils/config'
 import { WriteHandler } from './writeOperations/writeHandler'
 import { getFieldsOfTables } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/timeUnit.ts b/backend/src/services/write/timeUnit.ts
index f264ecb2..1c871ebe 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/timeUnit.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/timeUnit.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   TimeUnitDetailsType,
   LocalityDetailsType,
   User,
-} from '../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+} from '../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { NOW_DB_NAME } from '../../utils/config'
 import { WriteHandler } from './writeOperations/writeHandler'
 import { getFieldsOfTables } from '../../utils/db'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/prepareUpdates.ts b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/prepareUpdates.ts
index 8017bf52..0f613b5f 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/prepareUpdates.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/prepareUpdates.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Reference } from '../../../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { Reference } from '../../../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { COORDINATOR } from '../../../../utils/config'
 import { AllowedTables, ActionType, Item, LogRow, PrimaryTables, WriteItem, UpdateEntry } from '../types'
 import { WriteHandler } from '../writeHandler'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/writeUpdates.ts b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/writeUpdates.ts
index 86c8d518..74b95dfe 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/writeUpdates.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/updateLogger/writeUpdates.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Reference } from '../../../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { Reference } from '../../../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { LOG_DB_NAME } from '../../../../utils/config'
 import { LogRow, ActionType, AllowedTables, UpdateEntry } from '../types'
 import { WriteHandler } from '../writeHandler'
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/utils.ts b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/utils.ts
index 17969eb3..56548b34 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/utils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable } from '../../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { Editable } from '../../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { DbWriteItem } from './databaseHandler'
 import { DbValue } from './types'
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/writeHandler.ts b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/writeHandler.ts
index a798b0c3..9e586044 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/writeHandler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/write/writeOperations/writeHandler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Reference, RowState } from '../../../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { Reference, RowState } from '../../../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { logger } from '../../../utils/logger'
 import { logAllUpdates } from './updateLogger/prepareUpdates'
 import { DatabaseHandler, DbWriteItem } from './databaseHandler'
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/cascadeHandler.ts b/backend/src/utils/cascadeHandler.ts
index 05a69e9d..628c6c62 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/cascadeHandler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/cascadeHandler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/shared/types'
 import { nowDb } from './db'
 import { calculateLocalityMaxAge, calculateLocalityMinAge } from './ageCalculator'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/common.tsx b/frontend/src/common.tsx
index caa358cb..831120fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/common.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/common.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
-import { Reference } from './backendTypes'
+import { Reference } from './shared/types'
 import { Cell } from './components/commonComponents'
 
 export const formatLastLoginDate = (date: Date) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CrossSearch/CrossSearchTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/CrossSearch/CrossSearchTable.tsx
index f91b934a..7e13d248 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CrossSearch/CrossSearchTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CrossSearch/CrossSearchTable.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
-import { CrossSearch } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { CrossSearch } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 import { useGetAllCrossSearchQuery } from '@/redux/crossSearchReducer'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext.tsx
index 3b8d2299..167c4516 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ReactNode, createContext, useState, JSX, useEffect, Context, useContext
 import { DropdownOption } from '../common/editingComponents'
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash-es'
 import { ValidationObject } from '@/validators/validator'
-import { EditDataType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 import {
   TextFieldOptions,
   OptionalRadioSelectionProps,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/DetailView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/DetailView.tsx
index 83a42f4b..4810137a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/DetailView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/DetailView.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { DetailBrowser } from './DetailBrowser'
 import { StagingView } from './StagingView'
 import { ErrorBox, ReturnButton, WriteButton } from './components'
 import { ValidationObject } from '@/validators/validator'
-import { EditDataType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { usePageContext } from '../Page'
 
 export type TabType = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/StagingView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/StagingView.tsx
index bb586357..7dfb8a8c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/StagingView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/StagingView.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { SelectingTable } from './common/SelectingTable'
 import { useGetAllReferencesQuery } from '@/redux/referenceReducer'
 import { referenceTableColumns } from '@/common'
 import { MRT_RowData } from 'material-react-table'
-import { Editable, Reference } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, Reference } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from './common/EditableTable'
 
 export const StagingView = <T extends MRT_RowData>() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable.tsx
index a1632dcf..fff86368 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, RowState } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, RowState } from '@/shared/types'
 import { CircularProgress, Box, Button } from '@mui/material'
 import {
   type MRT_ColumnDef,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm.tsx
index dcfba71a..2fb7ebba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Box, TextField } from '@mui/material'
 import { EditingModal } from './EditingModal'
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
-import { EditDataType, Editable } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, Editable } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '../Context/DetailContext'
 
 export type EditingFormField = { name: string; label: string; required?: boolean }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable.tsx
index 6aadfdd7..fdc27ea1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { TableView } from '@/components/TableView/TableView'
 import { useDetailContext } from '../Context/DetailContext'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { Box, CircularProgress } from '@mui/material'
-import { EditDataType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 /*
 If editabletable has different type than selectingtable rows,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/UpdateTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/UpdateTab.tsx
index 46867443..f875e918 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/UpdateTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/UpdateTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ReferenceOfUpdate, UpdateLog } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { ReferenceOfUpdate, UpdateLog } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { EditingModal } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditingModal'
 import { SimpleTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SimpleTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/defaultValues.ts b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/defaultValues.ts
index 53c48cbd..6239d451 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/defaultValues.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/defaultValues.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   SpeciesDetailsType,
   TimeBoundDetailsType,
   TimeUnitDetailsType,
-} from '@/backendTypes'
+} from '@/shared/types'
 
 export const emptyLocality = {
   bfa_max: '',
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/editingComponents.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/editingComponents.tsx
index 29cb0cc6..98dad2de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/editingComponents.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/editingComponents.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { RegisterOptions, FieldValues, UseFormRegisterReturn, FieldErrors } from
 import { useDetailContext } from '../Context/DetailContext'
 import { DataValue } from './tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { modalStyle } from './misc'
-import { EditDataType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { calculateLocalityMinAge, calculateLocalityMaxAge } from '@/util/ageCalculator'
 import { checkFieldErrors } from './checkFieldErrors'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx
index 8dd190ea..05415df4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Card, Typography, Box, Grid, Divider } from '@mui/material'
 import { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { useDetailContext } from '../Context/DetailContext'
-import { EditDataType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 export const ArrayToTable = ({ array, half }: { array: Array<Array<ReactNode>>; half?: boolean }) => {
   const maxRowLength = Math.max(...array.map(row => row.length))
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/components.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/components.tsx
index 5580d9f5..e80b6db9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/components.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/components.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import ArrowBackIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowBack'
 import SaveIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Save'
 import { usePageContext } from '../Page'
 import { useDetailContext } from './Context/DetailContext'
-import { EditDataType, Editable, Reference } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, Editable, Reference } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useState, useEffect, Fragment } from 'react'
 import { referenceValidator } from '@/validators/validator'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityDetails.tsx
index 0e36f6ef..b1323c87 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityDetails.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { MuseumTab } from './Tabs/MuseumTab'
 import { ProjectTab } from './Tabs/ProjectTab'
 import { SpeciesTab } from './Tabs/SpeciesTab'
 import { TaphonomyTab } from './Tabs/TaphonomyTab'
-import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/shared/types'
 import { validateLocality } from '@/validators/locality'
 import { UpdateTab } from '../DetailView/common/UpdateTab'
 import { emptyLocality } from '../DetailView/common/defaultValues'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityTable.tsx
index 6ee49691..712ed8a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/LocalityTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllLocalitiesQuery, useGetLocalitySpeciesListMutation } from '../../redux/localityReducer'
-import { Locality } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Locality } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 import { useNotify } from '@/hooks/notification'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/AgeTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/AgeTab.tsx
index c201fcd5..cb734f1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/AgeTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/AgeTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LocalityDetailsType, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { BasisForAgeSelection } from '@/components/DetailView/common/editingComponents'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ArchaeologyTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ArchaeologyTab.tsx
index 2bccbc81..aaae2129 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ArchaeologyTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ArchaeologyTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LocalityDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { ArrayFrame } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ClimateTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ClimateTab.tsx
index 95feceb6..ab114673 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ClimateTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ClimateTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LocalityDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/EcometricsTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/EcometricsTab.tsx
index d540aaf2..0700c8cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/EcometricsTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/EcometricsTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LocalityDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { ArrayFrame } from '../../DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { calculateMeanHypsodonty } from '@/types'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LithologyTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LithologyTab.tsx
index 5912a833..b3b21fa0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LithologyTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LithologyTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, SedimentaryStructure, SedimentaryStructureValues } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, SedimentaryStructure, SedimentaryStructureValues } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { SelectingTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
index cc575612..557a8bae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, LocalitySynonym } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, LocalitySynonym } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { Grouped, ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { Box, TextField } from '@mui/material'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/MuseumTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/MuseumTab.tsx
index c0761a65..ee34c6ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/MuseumTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/MuseumTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, Museum } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, Museum } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { SelectingTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ProjectTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ProjectTab.tsx
index b4f75276..3baf88f4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ProjectTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/ProjectTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, Project } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, Project } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { SelectingTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/SpeciesTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/SpeciesTab.tsx
index 42047723..45c04d4d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/SpeciesTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/SpeciesTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LocalityDetailsType, LocalitySpecies, Species, SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { LocalityDetailsType, LocalitySpecies, Species, SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { EditingForm } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm'
 import { SelectingTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/TaphonomyTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/TaphonomyTab.tsx
index 02b6b527..1edce309 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/TaphonomyTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/TaphonomyTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, CollectingMethod } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, LocalityDetailsType, CollectingMethod } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { Grouped, ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Map/CoordinateSelectionMap.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Map/CoordinateSelectionMap.tsx
index 682165f6..77b90b6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Map/CoordinateSelectionMap.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Map/CoordinateSelectionMap.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css'
 import markerIconPng from 'leaflet/dist/images/marker-icon.png'
 import { Icon } from 'leaflet'
 import { useLazyGetGeonamesQuery } from '../../redux/geonamesReducer'
-import { ParsedGeoname } from '../../backendTypes'
+import { ParsedGeoname } from '../../shared/types'
 
 type Coordinate = {
   lat: number
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonDetails.tsx
index ec556c3c..32a0a9ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonDetails.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { CircularProgress } from '@mui/material'
 import { DetailView, TabType } from '../DetailView/DetailView'
 import { PersonTab } from './Tabs/PersonTab'
 import { useUser } from '@/hooks/user'
-import { EditDataType, PersonDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, PersonDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 export const PersonDetails = () => {
   const { id: idFromUrl } = useParams()
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonTable.tsx
index 669399f9..2254c824 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Person/PersonTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllPersonsQuery } from '../../redux/personReducer'
-import { PersonDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { PersonDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 import { formatLastLoginDate } from '@/common'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Person/Tabs/PersonTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Person/Tabs/PersonTab.tsx
index 6f6915fe..2ea6b4a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Person/Tabs/PersonTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Person/Tabs/PersonTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PersonDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { PersonDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { ArrayFrame, Grouped } from '../../DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { formatLastLoginDate } from '@/common'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Project/ProjectTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Project/ProjectTable.tsx
index bd0c52ed..972bb3f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Project/ProjectTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Project/ProjectTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllProjectsQuery } from '../../redux/projectReducer'
-import { Project } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Project } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 
 export const ProjectTable = ({ selectorFn }: { selectorFn?: (id: Project) => void }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Project/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Project/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx
index 45fa0e4e..49827393 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Project/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Project/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ProjectDetailsType, ProjectPeople } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { ProjectDetailsType, ProjectPeople } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { ArrayFrame, Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceDetails.tsx
index a5dd55e7..56e8cf7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceDetails.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   useGetReferenceDetailsQuery,
   useDeleteReferenceMutation,
 } from '@/redux/referenceReducer'
-import { EditDataType, ReferenceDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, ReferenceDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/shared/types'
 import { emptyReference } from '../DetailView/common/defaultValues'
 import { validateReference } from '@/validators/reference'
 import { useNotify } from '@/hooks/notification'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceTable.tsx
index 41f8e4be..ea10a4ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Reference/ReferenceTable.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useGetAllReferencesQuery } from '../../redux/referenceReducer'
-import { Reference } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Reference } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 import { referenceTableColumns } from '@/common'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/AuthorTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/AuthorTab.tsx
index 2e198323..798f72ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/AuthorTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/AuthorTab.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
-import { ReferenceDetailsType, ReferenceAuthorType, RowState, EditDataType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { ReferenceDetailsType, ReferenceAuthorType, RowState, EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { EditingForm } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm'
 import { SelectingTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/JournalTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/JournalTab.tsx
index 1ee4cfce..e6ad27a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/JournalTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/JournalTab.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable react/prop-types */
-import { ReferenceDetailsType, ReferenceJournalType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { ReferenceDetailsType, ReferenceJournalType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { EditingForm } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditingForm'
 import { SelectingTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/SelectingTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/ReferenceTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/ReferenceTab.tsx
index 25ea400e..fa86be68 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/ReferenceTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Reference/Tabs/ReferenceTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ReferenceDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { ReferenceDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { ArrayFrame } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useGetReferenceTypesQuery } from '@/redux/referenceReducer'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Region/RegionTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Region/RegionTable.tsx
index cd0414e2..c4f98bc8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Region/RegionTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Region/RegionTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllRegionsQuery } from '../../redux/regionReducer'
-import { Region } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Region } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 
 export const RegionTable = ({ selectorFn }: { selectorFn?: (id: Region) => void }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Region/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Region/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx
index a566a7b6..7d757210 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Region/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Region/Tabs/CoordinatorTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RegionDetails, RegionCoordinator, RegionCountry } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { RegionDetails, RegionCoordinator, RegionCountry } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sequence/SequenceTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sequence/SequenceTable.tsx
index db1a5af8..1bdd5fd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sequence/SequenceTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sequence/SequenceTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetSequencesQuery } from '../../redux/timeUnitReducer'
-import { Sequence } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Sequence } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 
 export const SequenceTable = ({ selectorFn }: { selectorFn?: (id: Sequence) => void }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesDetails.tsx
index 01954325..be1ef477 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesDetails.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { SynonymTab } from './Tabs/SynonymTab'
 import { TaxonomyTab } from './Tabs/TaxonomyTab'
 import { TeethTab } from './Tabs/TeethTab'
 import { UpdateTab } from '../DetailView/common/UpdateTab'
-import { EditDataType, SpeciesDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, SpeciesDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/shared/types'
 import { validateSpecies } from '@/validators/species'
 import { emptySpecies } from '../DetailView/common/defaultValues'
 import { useNotify } from '@/hooks/notification'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesTable.tsx
index d588a8b3..5650c6ee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/SpeciesTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllSpeciesQuery } from '../../redux/speciesReducer'
-import { Species } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Species } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 
 export const SpeciesTable = ({ selectorFn }: { selectorFn?: (id: Species) => void }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/DietTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/DietTab.tsx
index c5b07edc..ba32259f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/DietTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/DietTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { ArrayFrame } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalitySpeciesTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalitySpeciesTab.tsx
index efab84bf..4fe303e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalitySpeciesTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalitySpeciesTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, SpeciesDetailsType, SpeciesLocality } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, SpeciesDetailsType, SpeciesLocality } from '@/shared/types'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { EditingModal } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditingModal'
 import { Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
index ebc99a5e..01167b02 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, Locality, SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, Locality, SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { EditableTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/EditableTable'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocomotionTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocomotionTab.tsx
index 16d6bf86..8090333d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocomotionTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/LocomotionTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SizeTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SizeTab.tsx
index 6c93053a..11d8631b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SizeTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SizeTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SynonymTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SynonymTab.tsx
index 95565cfd..560e7317 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SynonymTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/SynonymTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Editable, EditDataType, Species, SpeciesDetailsType, SpeciesSynonym } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Editable, EditDataType, Species, SpeciesDetailsType, SpeciesSynonym } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { Grouped } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TaxonomyTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TaxonomyTab.tsx
index 3ec1ca3b..7dee8c94 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TaxonomyTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TaxonomyTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TeethTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TeethTab.tsx
index 28e4c314..4dfca7cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TeethTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Species/Tabs/TeethTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { ArrayFrame, HalfFrames } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/BoundTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/BoundTab.tsx
index 4745602e..d044398f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/BoundTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/BoundTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TimeBoundDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { TimeBoundDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { ArrayFrame } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx
index fbd446d5..489af28c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TimeUnit, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { TimeUnit, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useGetTimeBoundTimeUnitsQuery } from '@/redux/timeBoundReducer'
 import { CircularProgress } from '@mui/material'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundDetails.tsx
index 8486df83..4380ce20 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundDetails.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, TimeBoundDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/backendTypes.js'
+import { EditDataType, TimeBoundDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/shared/types.js'
 import { useNotify } from '@/hooks/notification.ts'
 import { CircularProgress } from '@mui/material'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundTable.tsx
index bb41c558..ca2cf3ab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeBound/TimeBoundTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllTimeBoundsQuery } from '../../redux/timeBoundReducer'
-import { TimeBound } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { TimeBound } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 
 export const TimeBoundTable = ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
index c1f410af..840e0436 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/LocalityTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useGetTimeUnitLocalitiesQuery } from '@/redux/timeUnitReducer'
 import { CircularProgress } from '@mui/material'
 import { useDetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx
index a69848d7..0ac44d23 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/Tabs/TimeUnitTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SequenceDetailsType, TimeBoundDetailsType, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SequenceDetailsType, TimeBoundDetailsType, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { FieldWithTableSelection, TimeBoundSelection } from '@/components/DetailView/common/editingComponents'
 import { emptyOption } from '@/components/DetailView/common/misc'
 import { ArrayFrame } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitDetails.tsx
index 1f9eb494..a4018ead 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitDetails.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType, ValidationErrors } from '@/shared/types'
 import { useNotify } from '@/hooks/notification'
 import { CircularProgress } from '@mui/material'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitTable.tsx
index b3476049..10de8444 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TimeUnit/TimeUnitTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { type MRT_ColumnDef } from 'material-react-table'
 import { useGetAllTimeUnitsQuery } from '../../redux/timeUnitReducer'
-import { TimeUnit } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { TimeUnit } from '@/shared/types'
 import { TableView } from '../TableView/TableView'
 
 export const TimeUnitTable = ({ selectorFn }: { selectorFn?: (newTimeUnit: TimeUnit) => void }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pages.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pages.tsx
index 57a992dd..3993a9c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pages.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pages.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   PersonDetailsType,
   ProjectDetailsType,
   RegionDetails as RegionDetailsType,
-} from '@/backendTypes'
+} from '@/shared/types'
 import { CrossSearchTable } from './CrossSearch/CrossSearchTable'
 import { LocalityDetails } from './Locality/LocalityDetails'
 import { LocalityTable } from './Locality/LocalityTable'
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/crossSearchReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/crossSearchReducer.ts
index a7e8db49..4584eeba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/crossSearchReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/crossSearchReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { CrossSearch } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { CrossSearch } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const crossSearchApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/geonamesReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/geonamesReducer.ts
index a6059f88..ef98f2d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/geonamesReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/geonamesReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { ParsedGeoname } from '../backendTypes'
+import { ParsedGeoname } from '../shared/types'
 
 const geonamesApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/localityReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/localityReducer.ts
index fcf9ffe4..b0996157 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/localityReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/localityReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { EditDataType, Locality, LocalityDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, Locality, LocalityDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const localitiesApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/museumReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/museumReducer.ts
index 397256fa..7d125466 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/museumReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/museumReducer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Museum } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Museum } from '@/shared/types'
 import { api } from './api'
 
 const museumsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/personReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/personReducer.ts
index 3f20d342..abe799e9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/personReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/personReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { PersonDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { PersonDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const personsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/projectReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/projectReducer.ts
index 00100ef6..21d1d2cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/projectReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/projectReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { Project, ProjectDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Project, ProjectDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const projectsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/referenceReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/referenceReducer.ts
index d45feeb6..9f82a587 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/referenceReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/referenceReducer.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   ReferenceDetailsType,
   ReferenceJournalType,
   ReferenceType,
-} from '@/backendTypes'
+} from '@/shared/types'
 
 const referencesApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/regionReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/regionReducer.ts
index 75b5ce07..ffc85be0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/regionReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/regionReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { Region, RegionDetails } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Region, RegionDetails } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const regionsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/sedimentaryStructureReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/sedimentaryStructureReducer.ts
index fb085434..3220229d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/sedimentaryStructureReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/sedimentaryStructureReducer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SedimentaryStructureValues } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { SedimentaryStructureValues } from '@/shared/types'
 import { api } from './api'
 
 const sedimentaryStructuresApi = api.injectEndpoints({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/sequenceReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/sequenceReducer.ts
index 980a0b93..612daa7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/sequenceReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/sequenceReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { Sequence, SequenceDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { Sequence, SequenceDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const sequencesApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/speciesReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/speciesReducer.ts
index 952b5666..9e18289d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/speciesReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/speciesReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { EditDataType, Species, SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, Species, SpeciesDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const speciesApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/timeBoundReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/timeBoundReducer.ts
index 827c5330..f66a8fd3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/timeBoundReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/timeBoundReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { EditDataType, TimeBound, TimeBoundDetailsType, TimeUnit } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, TimeBound, TimeBoundDetailsType, TimeUnit } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const timeboundsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/timeUnitReducer.ts b/frontend/src/redux/timeUnitReducer.ts
index 73b5eda9..2a68731f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/timeUnitReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/timeUnitReducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from './api'
-import { EditDataType, Locality, Sequence, TimeUnit, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, Locality, Sequence, TimeUnit, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '@/shared/types'
 
 const timeunitsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: builder => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts b/frontend/src/shared/types.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts
rename to frontend/src/shared/types.ts
index d2ee93e6..0f56edb5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import * as Prisma from '../../backend/prisma/generated/now_test_client/default'
-import * as LogPrisma from '../../backend/prisma/generated/now_log_test_client/default'
-import { Role } from './types'
+import * as Prisma from '../../../backend/prisma/generated/now_test_client/default'
+import * as LogPrisma from '../../../backend/prisma/generated/now_log_test_client/default'
+import { Role } from '../types'
 
 export type User = {
   username: string
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type User = {
 /* This makes all fields optional, except for array-type fields.
   Also wraps the objects inside arrays as Editable, adding rowState-field in them.
   Applies itself recursively to all nested objects even inside arrays. */
-type EditDataType<T> = T extends object
+export type EditDataType<T> = T extends object
   ? T extends readonly unknown[]
     ? { [I in keyof T]: Editable<EditDataType<T[I]>> }
     : { [K in keyof T as T[K] extends readonly unknown[] ? K : never]: EditDataType<T[K]> } & {
diff --git a/frontend/src/types.ts b/frontend/src/types.ts
index 51ce0e9e..2440ca8e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export enum Role {
   ReadOnly = 7,
 }
 
-import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType } from '../src/backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType } from './shared/types'
 
 export const calculateMeanHypsodonty = (locality: LocalityDetailsType) => {
   // Mean hypsodonty calculation has been made based on html/include/database.php line 2567 onwards
diff --git a/frontend/src/validators/locality.ts b/frontend/src/validators/locality.ts
index 9fd960ed..f31c3044 100644
--- a/frontend/src/validators/locality.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/validators/locality.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType } from '../backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, LocalityDetailsType } from '../shared/types'
 import { Validators, validator } from './validator'
 import { validCountries } from './countryList'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/validators/reference.ts b/frontend/src/validators/reference.ts
index 7c955fad..7bdfc9f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/validators/reference.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/validators/reference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, ReferenceDetailsType, ReferenceAuthorType, ReferenceJournalType } from '../backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, ReferenceDetailsType, ReferenceAuthorType, ReferenceJournalType } from '../shared/types'
 import { Validators, validator, ValidationError } from './validator'
 
 const authorCheck: (data: ReferenceAuthorType[]) => ValidationError = (data: ReferenceAuthorType[]) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/validators/species.ts b/frontend/src/validators/species.ts
index c292547a..346b7308 100644
--- a/frontend/src/validators/species.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/validators/species.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, SpeciesDetailsType } from '../shared/types'
 import { Validators, validator } from './validator'
 
 export const validateSpecies = (
diff --git a/frontend/src/validators/timeBound.ts b/frontend/src/validators/timeBound.ts
index d9665981..c063e3e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/validators/timeBound.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/validators/timeBound.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../shared/types'
 import { Validators, validator } from './validator'
 
 export const validateTimeBound = (
diff --git a/frontend/src/validators/timeUnit.ts b/frontend/src/validators/timeUnit.ts
index acd29af8..2ac9ccd6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/validators/timeUnit.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/validators/timeUnit.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../backendTypes'
+import { EditDataType, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../shared/types'
 import { Validators, validator } from './validator'
 
 export const validateTimeUnit = (editData: EditDataType<TimeUnitDetailsType>, fieldName: keyof TimeUnitDetailsType) => {