Plesiosiro means "close to Siro", which is a genus of cyphophthalmid (Cyphophthalmi); the most primitive group of the living harvestmen (Opiliones).
San Siro | Fernando Siro | Siro | San Siro 2007 |
Siro was also sctive in the theatre, playing over 60 roles in his career, notably in Leo Tolstoi's Anna Karenina, Jean-Paul Sartre's The Respectful Prostitute, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge, and Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor.
The etymology of the specific epithet sirophatanis is a combination of two proto-Celtic word cores, "siro" which translates to "long" and "phatano" meaning "wing".
Among those national: Tor di Valle Racecourse, Capannelle Racecourse in Rome, Merano, Agnano, San Siro, Monza, Florence, Grosseto, Bologna and Rimini.
During the Amiche per l'Abruzzo Concert on 21 June 2009 at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Stephan joined the stage with Gianna Nannini, Laura Pausini and others to benefit the victims of the earthquake in the Abruzzes.