What does the conch symbolise

The symbolism of the conch can be translated in many different ways. I think the conch as more than one symbolic meaning. The conch can symbolise a chance of savior, the boys listen and respect one another's thoughts when they are meeting and the conch brings them together and without the horn and the conch in general there is no unity which brings me to my next thought. I also think the conch can symbolize unity when they have the conch the boys know there role and know to join together and the conch is basically the basis of their survival giving them hope, sexurity, and belief or trust in one another.