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Snail

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colour photo of a water snail on a red surface

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

There is a huge diversity of freshwater snails in Ontario! Freshwater snails are typically herbivores; they tend to feed mainly on algae. Freshwater snails require water with calcium carbonate in order to develop their shell.

 

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