Most are vertebrates that have a well-defined head and backbone, plus an internal skeleton made up of bone or cartilage.

The answer is Chordates

Chordates belong to the pylum Chordata of the Animal Kingdom.They have the following characteristics;
Lower vertebrates have a notochord which is a hollow nerve chord that is located dorsally of the animal while higher vertebrates have a vertebral column of bone and cartilage. They have a coelom which is a body cavity that differentiates higher vertebrates into organs and digestive tract.