Mac OS X 10.6.8 it's Snow Leopard?

I am a new user of iMac and want to know if my version of software Mac OS X 10.6.8 belongs to Snow Leopard. I want to confirm it because I want to install the software Lion. Thank you.

Yes, 10.6.8 is Snow Leopard. Anything that is 10.6.x is part of Snow Leopard. On Snow Leopard there is an icon for the Mac App Store. You can purchase Lion from the Mac App Store.
Or, go to:
 > App Store.

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