Interactions
Not much information is known about
E. hubrichti and their
interactions with other species. If we take into account
observations being made in labs,
E. hubrichti spends most
of their time hidden under their shell attached to a wall or
container (Cowie, 2006).
If these observations are any indicator to
E.
hubrichti’s interaction
in their habitat in
LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area,
E. hubrichti is not
spending much time moving or interacting with other species
(USDA,
2012). Another fact that shows that
E. hubrichti has little
interaction or movement within their habitat, is that the habitat is
very fragmented and there are separate reproductive populations (Cowie, 2006).
These fragmented populations only interact within their small
population (Cowie, 2006).
Other snails that do live in the area and may come
into contact with E. hubrichti
are Xolotrema fosteri,
Anguispira alternate, and Pomatiopsis lapidaria (NPS,
2012). Although little
is known about their interactions (NPS,
2012).
E. hubrichti are only found in LaRue-Pine Hills
Ecological Area, and this area is considered a reserve so humans
have little interaction with
E. hubrichti (Anderson,
2012). The only human interaction that could affect
E. hubrichti would be the
controlled burnings that are held throughout the ecological area(Anderson,
2012).