The specific epithet georgianus is a reference to the southern State of Georgia, where the type locality is situated.

fig 85 Testa ventricoso-conoided, tenui, tenebroso-cornea, lævi; suturis valde iinpressis; anfractibus instar quinis, convexis; aperturâ subrotundatâ, albâ.

Shell ventricoso-conical, thin, dark horn coloured, smooth; sutures very much impressed; whorls about five, convex; aperture nearly round, white.

The aperture at the base recedes more than is usual with this genus.This snail is found in lakes and slow-moving rivers with mud bottoms.

[11][13] It is dioecious (it has two distinct sexes), iteroparous (reproducing more than once in a lifetime) and ovoviviparous, laying eggs singly in albumen-filled capsules.

[3][13] This species grazes on diatom clusters found on silt and mud substrates, but it may also require the ingestion of some grit, in order to be able to break down algae.

[3][9] This snail is host to many parasites in its native habitat, including cercaria, metacercaria, ciliated protozoans, annelids, and chironomid larvae.

[18] The banded mystery snail is native to North America, generally found from the northeastern United States to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico[6] primarily in south central Florida, Georgia, Alabama and north, mainly in the Mississippi River system, to Illinois and northwestern Indiana.

[4] Other populations in the Altamaha, Mississippi and St. Lawrence River basins have not been studied yet with respect to their specific genetic make-up, and so they are simply named as being part of the Viviparus georgianus species complex.

[4] This species has invaded the northern part of the United States: Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota[21] Wisconsin, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New England, as well as Quebec[19][1] and Ontario in Canada.