is a snail a bug
Best Answer: Snails are gastropods (which means stomach-foot), which are a type of mollusk (Phylum Mollusca). This puts them in the same phylum as clams and squid. Snails and other gastropods make up about 80% of the described species in this phylum. Almost all members of this group live underwater, with a few snails and slugs being the only terrestrial species. Bugs, on the other hand, are a type of insect. This puts them in Phylum Arthropoda. Both of these groups are in the animal kingdom.