Arene briareus is a species of sea snail, and is a known member of the group turban snails.

It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Areneidae and order Trochida.

The species lives in the tropical to polar areas of the northern hemisphere.

The species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.

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