Editing Abalone (section)

==Distribution==
[[File:Abalone Santo Andre Povoa de Varzim.jpg|thumb|Abalone with a live sponge on its shell in [[Póvoa de Varzim]], [[Portugal]]]]
The haliotid family has a worldwide distribution, along the coastal waters of every continent, except the Pacific coast of South America, the Atlantic coast of North America, the [[Arctic]], and [[Antarctica]].<ref>{{harvnb|Anon|2014g}}</ref> The majority of abalone species are found in cold waters, such as off the coasts of New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Western North America, and Japan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CrjwoUa9YBEC&q=National%20Geographic%20Field%20Guide%20to%20the%20Water's%20Edge&pg=PP1|title=National Geographic Field Guide to the Water's Edge|last=Leatherman|first=Stephen|publisher=National Geographic|year=2012|isbn=978-1426208683|series=National Geographic Field Guides|pages=93}}</ref>