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All fish, including elasmobranches (sharks, skates and Rays) are vertebrates. The thing is, their skeletons are made of cartiladge, not bone. The hardest part of the cartiladge is the vertebral column, which is made of calcified cartiladge.
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Which is an invertebrate lancelet lamprey shark or platypus?
The lancelet is an invertebrate.
Does a shark have a vertebrate or invertebrate?
the shark have bones so it is a vertebrate animal
Is a shark an invertebrate?
They have backbones so no!
What kind of invertebrate is the shark?
Sharks are vertebrates; they have spines.
Is a whale shark an invertebrate or vertebrate?
All sharks are vertebrates.
Is a hammerhead shark invertebrate?
All sharks have a spine, so all are vertebrates.
What characteristics make a tiger shark an invertebrate make a tiger shark an invertebrate?
Tiger sharks are not invertebrates by most definitions of the word. It is true that they do not have a backbone, but instead their entire skeleton is composed of cartilage. However, most cartilaginous fish are referred to as vertebrates.
Is a manta ray an invertebrate or a vertebrate?
Because it has a backbone. see the excellent answer under "IS A SHARK A VERTEBRATE OR INVERTEBRATE" for more info.
Is lobster a vertebrate or invertebrates?
invertebrate - has exoskeleton
Is a mussel an invertebrate or vertebrate?
An invertebrate.
Is dragonflies an invertebrate?
It is an invertebrate 
Is a conch a invertebrate or a invertebrate?
no
