![colour photo of a water snail on a red surface](/sites/default/files/uploads/snail.jpg)
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.